ought
Example Sentences
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Ministers have acknowledged already that guidance to forces is clunky and ought to be reviewed.
From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026
They know what it is and what it ought to look like.
From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026
A recent Journal editorial on Britain’s workforce woes ought to give them pause.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
“China would be smart to cool it a little bit. They ought to both cool it.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026
Thoughts of that ilk galloped through her brain for quite some time—ta-TUM, ta-TUM, ta-TUM, ta-TUM, ta-TUM—long after a tired governess ought to have been asleep.
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
