sense of obligation
Example Sentences
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Adult children today don’t feel the same cultural sense of obligation or duty that their parents felt toward their own mothers and fathers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026
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
It’s so ingrained in our culture; the sense of obligation so strong.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2023
He could be lighthearted and jokey, but he never strayed far from a larger sense of obligation.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
