ought
Example Sentences
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Powerful nations are flouting international law, and somebody ought to stop them.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026
In court, Tiffany Scott KC, for the association, said Mr Rosindell had "chosen to take no steps to find any alternative office space" and that Reform "ought also to be supporting him".
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
I don’t think theoretical value ought to outweigh public confidence under any circumstances.
From Barron's • Mar. 28, 2026
“If it quacks like a duck, it’s probably sports betting and it ought to be regulated as such.”
From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026
“At three questions a day, in a week I ought to be able to ask quite a few. Twenty-one, to be exact,” she thought.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
