sense of obligation
Example Sentences
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The story has been a family inheritance that has helped guide Marce’s grandson through the upheavals of the century, instilling him with principles and a guiding sense of obligation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025
This includes throwing away items, including gifts, that have been kept through a sense of obligation rather than enjoyment.
From BBC • Sep. 15, 2025
What, exactly, about the Senate was supposed to appeal to Kemp, other than a sense of obligation to run for the party’s sake?
From Slate • May 10, 2025
She was the one who told him to make another film, and he felt a sense of obligation to do it.
From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024
He could be lighthearted and jokey, but he never strayed far from a larger sense of obligation.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
