oblige
Example Sentences
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"It was not an alliance that was designed for one of the allies to go on a war of choice and then oblige everybody else to follow," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
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
And Hele, a destructive runner who has been one of the stars of the tournament, was happy to oblige.
From BBC • Sep. 12, 2025
It seemed everywhere they went, someone asked Cruz to relive his arrest, and he would oblige, describing cold nights in detention with nothing to keep warm but a plastic blanket.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025
Whatever the cause, the strain he was under meant that he continued to show a readiness to oblige; more, that he felt a need to oblige.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
Vocabulary lists containing oblige
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Essential English Vocabulary, List 1
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