obeyed

Example Sentences

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Six merchant vessels obeyed direction from U.S. forces to reverse course and re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman, Centcom said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

Military law establishes a strong presumption that military orders are lawful and must be obeyed.

From Slate • Nov. 24, 2025

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

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

“We obeyed the law and we kept the peace. And that’s not bad.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2024

The children eagerly obeyed and gathered their possessions into neat piles, which they proceeded to measure.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood