obligate

Example Sentences

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You are not obligated to force her to make a different decision, correct every perceived unfairness or sacrifice your future inheritance.

From MarketWatch

If Greenlanders vote yes in a future referendum, Denmark is constitutionally obligated to commence negotiations for the island’s departure.

From The Wall Street Journal

Things got complicated at that point, given that Kern County’s district attorney was obligated to recuse herself and Atty.

From Los Angeles Times

Already, Washington has declined to enter Williams’ name into the portal, citing language in the NIL contract that states the school is not obligated to do so.

From Los Angeles Times

In many states, if a card is only in one spouse’s name, the survivor is generally not legally obligated to pay it.

From The Wall Street Journal