obligement

Example Sentences

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“Perhaps,” continued MacLeod suavely, “your friend from Sleat will do a like obligement for yourself.”

From A Prince of Good Fellows by Barr, Robert

My brothers best their own obligement know; Without your charging me with what they owe.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 04 by Scott, Walter, Sir

“Oh, well, as long as it’s been an obligement to you, I don’t so much care,” said the virtuous Cripps.

From The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story by Reed, Talbot Baines

But since by no obligement she is tied, You must betimes for your defence provide.

From The works of John Dryden, now first collected in eighteen volumes. Volume 05 by Scott, Walter, Sir

But ’twould be an obligement to me if you’d go along and keep him in countenance.”

From Dorothy at Oak Knowe by Raymond, Evelyn