oblige

Example Sentences

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But at a certain point traders reliant on borrowing are obliged to sell even good assets to cover their losses.

From Barron's

When you break up with someone, whether it’s a cleaning person or a friend or a romantic partner, you are not obliged to give them a list of their faults.

From MarketWatch

If all parents are legally obliged to keep their kids off social media, the coordination problem is solved.

From The Wall Street Journal

I asked them to tell me more about their work, and they were only too happy to oblige.

From Literature

The platform urged the Australian authorities to oblige app stores to check users' ages as an "additional safeguard" for the world-first crackdown.

From Barron's