beholden

Example Sentences

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Those two have always had an uneasy relationship, bordering on dangerously hostile, and becoming beholden to him didn't help.

From Salon

I assure you, dyslexics are just as beholden to, and capable of navigating, modern technology as the next person.

From Salon

"Clarence Thomas has proven what we've suspected all along — the Supreme Court is beholden to right-wing corporate interest groups and billionaire mega-donors," she tweeted.

From Salon

China’s leaders view Mr. Macron as an independent thinker, and not beholden to the United States.

From New York Times

Those movies, along with “Folie à Deux,” belong to their own universe called DC: Elseworlds, which means they are not beholden to Gunn and Safran’s vision for the future of DC.

From Los Angeles Times