obeyed
Example Sentences
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The family say they obeyed soldiers' orders to stop and posed no danger.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026
The broader biographical facts are obeyed, but “Amadeus” is fundamentally ahistorical, and sometimes implausible: It is to be trusted only as television.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
He obeyed and burned the project files in a bonfire on the beach.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 22, 2026
Military law establishes a strong presumption that military orders are lawful and must be obeyed.
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
Cease! she cried to the raging powers, and the power from the heavens and the power from the earth obeyed her.
From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya
