beholden

Example Sentences

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"Because I feel like if I've met someone and you have some sort of relationship with them, then you feel beholden in a way," he said, adding it creates a "different level of responsibility".

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2026

Nor need they feel beholden to cupcake makers, cobblers, tax preparers or manufacturers of cheap lingerie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

“Bread of Angels” is her story, and in choosing to write this book, she was only beholden to her own muses.

From Salon • Nov. 11, 2025

Some experts have said that Tesla’s board is beholden to Musk and does not act independently.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 6, 2025

She didn’t mean to seem unfriendly or even ungrateful, though it was tiresome to be always beholden to Amelia.

From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson