ought
Example Sentences
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"So these are all the steps we are taking, but we are monitoring and will try the measures that we ought to take next," Anwar said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2026
But, really, the Dodgers ought to trust Edwin Díaz by now without overthinking this.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Ordinary companies that do business in China ought to take this as a warning.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
Number one, that I am made by a loving God that calls me to love other people, and that ought to be the baseline.
From Salon ● Sep. 30, 2026
A seabull, washed up on the shore, too far from where it ought to swim.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
