follow orders
Example Sentences
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Current and former officials describe him as an unrelenting figure who expects subordinates to follow orders without question.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 10, 2025
Did he resign in quiet protest rather than follow orders that he saw as unlawful?
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025
They will not follow orders they don't like from the new set up in Damascus.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2024
But the larger principle, that the commanders deserve more blame than those who follow orders, is reflected in this verdict.
From Salon • May 5, 2023
All I had to do was listen closely and follow orders.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
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