be beholden
Example Sentences
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How much should the meaning evolve, and how much should it be beholden to the past and tradition?
From Slate • May 8, 2024
“I didn’t have to be beholden to the 15-20 hours I allowed myself to have outside of my 40-hour workweek.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2023
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
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
He should know she was not going to be beholden to the neighbors for anything so trivial as her own comfort.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
