obligation
Example Sentences
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Playing for one of South America's giants, where winning every game is an obligation, forged the competitive instinct that now defines him.
From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026
The sort of thing scooped from a deli tub and applied to bread with more obligation than desire.
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
Compounding that effect is the message that we have a moral obligation to pay attention.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
He said there was a "moral obligation to protect the civilian population from the atrocious effects of war".
From Barron's • Apr. 12, 2026
But they had trials, a catastrophe of their own, and now, as guests in her house, they believed themselves under an obligation.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing obligation
The Diary of Anne Frank
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The Things They Carried
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Freak the Mighty
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