be obliged
Example Sentences
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Again the reigning successor to George III will be obliged to say nice words about the men his ancestor would gladly have hanged from the nearest tree.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026
But in January this year, a serious sticking point emerged about how far the intelligence services would be obliged to co-operate.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
European industrials, meanwhile, were no doubt buoyed by the developments in Greenland that suggest governments will be obliged to raise defense spending, hence the popularity of subsectors like aerospace and defense, machinery and electrical equipment.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 19, 2026
Kyiv would be obliged to respond to any violations of electoral laws by such candidates and bar them from participating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 23, 2025
If that happened, the Watergate prosecutors would be obliged to inform Judge Byrne, and it would be up to Byrne to decide whether to admit this evidence into Ellsberg’s trial.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
