oblige

Example Sentences

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The platform urged the Australian authorities to oblige app stores to check users' ages as an "additional safeguard" for the world-first crackdown.

From Barron's • Feb. 2, 2026

They rode to work in Rolls-Royces and adhered to a Protestant ethic of noblesse oblige.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

The restaurant — Kurrypinch in Thai Town — is one of Meek’s favorites, and he’s more than happy to oblige in taking the drink off Lenker’s hands.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 25, 2025

And Hele, a destructive runner who has been one of the stars of the tournament, was happy to oblige.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025

In history class, when young Elena had learned the term noblesse oblige, she’d understood it at once.

From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng