obligation

Example Sentences

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Since I was finished with my obligations to Mrs. Wigginbottom, I figured Aunt Kitty wanted us to take a leisurely stroll along the lakeshore back to the city.

From Literature

The Boy Scouts emerged from bankruptcy in 2023 with a victims’ compensation trust funded with at least $2.5 billion in pledged assets, including payments from insurers to settle their coverage obligations.

From The Wall Street Journal

"This refusal constitutes a serious violation of the legal and regulatory obligations in force," Niger Transport Minister Abdourahamane Amadou said in a statement dated 6 January that has just come to light.

From BBC

People who imagined being served first felt a much stronger obligation to wait than their companions expected them to feel.

From Science Daily

The order asserts that Venezuelan oil revenues constitute sovereign property held in U.S. custody, and that protecting these funds from attachment “reinforces U.S. compliance with international obligations and supports broader diplomatic objectives.”

From Los Angeles Times