obeyed

Example Sentences

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The family say they obeyed soldiers' orders to stop and posed no danger.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

Driverless cars haven’t always obeyed the rules of the road but, unlike vehicles with humans behind the wheel, they’ve gotten away with it.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

He obeyed and burned the project files in a bonfire on the beach.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Oct. 13, 2025

I obeyed, pinning the straps securely to the clothesline.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson