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
His term as chair expires May 15, but he holds a separate seat on the Fed’s Board of Governors that runs through January 2028, and he has no obligation to give it up.
From Barron's • 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
But at the same time, the company filed its 10-K to regain compliance with that obligation, even as the material weakness has not yet been corrected.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 12, 2026
No one believed a word the twins said, so they felt no obligation to tell the truth, and they were always being punished, so there was no need to behave themselves in the first place.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
Vocabulary lists containing obligation
The Diary of Anne Frank
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