- a variation of aught.
ought
Example Sentences
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“And they told me, and I was like, ‘Oh, this sounds like an interesting project, something that we ought to be involved in, and really listen to these locals.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 16, 2026
John is clichéd in a different way, the former Marine sharpshooter who has worked all his life to be a Lantern and is not nearly as damaged as he ought to be.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
“I don’t think there was any question on the executive board who ought to be the union’s 10th international president.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
Instead, he told me he'd "brought it straight forward", understood to mean speeding up the government review by Baroness Louise Casey of what ought to be done, not saying, "here's the plan".
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
My mother thought Eugene ought to enter the talent show.
From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson
