obeyed

Example Sentences

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Abrahamson said Good should have obeyed the officer’s command to exit from the vehicle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

When calculating probabilities with Bayes' rule, the principle of minimum change is obeyed.

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

Staff informed the agents that they did not have permission to enter the school and ordered them to leave the area, which they obeyed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

Indeed, the characteristic feature of a country ruled by law is the shared understanding that court orders will be obeyed without the necessity of employing force or other modes of coercion.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2025

Gideon yelled, “Now,” and this time Sergio obeyed.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin