ought
Example Sentences
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The nomination of Kevin Warsh as the next Chair of the Federal Reserve ought to restore the market confidence that had been so profoundly shaken in recent months.
From MarketWatch
"I'm a product of bravery and I think those people ought to be celebrated."
From BBC
If the Dodgers do go, they ought to skip the tributes to Robinson’s grand courage, since they would not have been able to muster up a fraction of their own.
From Los Angeles Times
Fear of a far weaker dollar in the future ought to help U.S. stocks, too.
While hardly a haven from inflation, stocks ought to have some protection both due to foreign earnings and because sales should rise with consumer prices.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
