oblige
Example Sentences
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“Listing agents are also culprits in this pattern, as they want to work with the celebrity and oblige their unrealistic expectations,” he explains.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
Mr. Broderick, himself a sometime movie star, brings a slyly funny air of noblesse oblige that dovetails amusingly with Jay’s pompous, blinkered dimness.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
Galleries are also closing and downsizing, and films that don’t oblige the content farm aren’t solicited as readily as influencer-helmed or easily digestible projects that can be played as background noise for scrolling.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2026
It does oblige platforms to remove the material they can prove to be foreign influence - a process that often takes too long in an online environment where videos can go viral within hours.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
“And I wonder whezzer you could oblige me by delivering a package to Bill’s Auntie Muriel? I never returned ’er tiara.”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Vocabulary lists containing oblige
List 2
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 1
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Sojourner Truth's "Ain't I A Woman?" (1863)
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