be beholden

Example Sentences

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The Food Section is staunchly for-profit because I don’t want to be beholden to the whims of grant-giving boards: This publication serves its readers, not another organization’s interests.

From Slate • Jan. 24, 2024

Securing ownership is only the first challenge, Mr Darmody said, as the successful bidder will ultimately be beholden to the fans.

From BBC • May 14, 2023

“I just don’t like to be beholden to any particular kind of tonality or genre. I think films are genre-fluid now,” said Banks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2023

The brief also notes that state legislatures derive their power from state constitutions, and therefore must be beholden to the rules set forth by the state’s founding documents.

From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2022

I said thankee, but I ain’t a-go’n be beholden to nobody.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns