ought to

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

And the private sector ought to lead the effort.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

“China would be smart to cool it a little bit. They ought to both cool it.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

It’s not hard to imagine the relationship Helen thinks we ought to have: two eighteen-year-old girls living in Washington, borrowing cardigans and hairbrushes, drinking sodas at the end of a shift.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse