oblige

Example Sentences

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Many assume accommodation will be available if they want it, and many therapists oblige.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

Before the end of the year, Pham hopes to rationalize conflicting rules that now oblige traders to put up more collateral than needed to secure margin loans.

From Barron's • Oct. 21, 2025

It seemed everywhere they went, someone asked Cruz to relive his arrest, and he would oblige, describing cold nights in detention with nothing to keep warm but a plastic blanket.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

I duck across the street in a baseball cap to oblige my 11-year-old’s plea to avoid her bus stop.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2025

Victor III was far more enlightened, but his liberalism was paternalistic, rooted in noblesse oblige.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson