obeyed

Example Sentences

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I’d obeyed and failed to hit my Activity Goals for several days.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

When calculating probabilities with Bayes' rule, the principle of minimum change is obeyed.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

Indeed, the characteristic feature of a country ruled by law is the shared understanding that court orders will be obeyed without the necessity of employing force or other modes of coercion.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2025

“We obeyed the law and we kept the peace. And that’s not bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

“Not much smaller,” Neel protested, but he obeyed his sister and felt her attaching the lure to his back.

From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins