oblige
Example Sentences
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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
Sane, an energy company executive, says he was happy to oblige.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 28, 2026
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 • Feb. 2, 2026
And Hele, a destructive runner who has been one of the stars of the tournament, was happy to oblige.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
So I guess you could say that when Khushal fights with me, I oblige him.
From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai
Vocabulary lists containing oblige
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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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