beholden

Example Sentences

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“President Trump will not be beholden to the special interests and will do what is in the best interest of the American people,” said Steven Cheung, the Trump spokesperson.

From Seattle Times

She falsely claimed that Czech TV belonged to a stable of media outlets tied to US billionaire philanthropist George Soros, adding that "we all know to whom he is beholden".

From BBC

You don't purchase your wine in advance, you don't meet at the same location each time and you're not beholden to membership fees.

From Salon

The lesson should be that government support for the press can be and is done without making the press beholden to the government or influencing coverage.

From Seattle Times

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

From Salon