be beholden
Example Sentences
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He described press coverage of Prince Harry and Meghan as a "cancerous influence in their life" and said it would be "beholden on people to learn from Diana's example".
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Hochman has scoffed at suggestions that he would be beholden to his police backers, often repeating a canned line that “nobody hates a bad cop more than a good cop.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
The Food Section is staunchly for-profit because I don’t want to be beholden to the whims of grant-giving boards: This publication serves its readers, not another organization’s interests.
From Slate ● Jan. 24, 2024
It was set up as a nonprofit by founders who hoped that it wouldn’t be beholden to commercial interests.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 21, 2023
I said thankee, but I ain’t a-go’n be beholden to nobody.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
