How to Use oblige in a Sentence

oblige

verb
Definition of obligenext
Synonyms for obligenext
  • She's always ready to oblige her friends.
  • They asked for food and he obliged with soup and sandwiches.
  • Her job obliges her to work overtime and on weekends.
  • The law obliges the government to release certain documents to the public.
  • Rangers opponents have been all too happy to oblige them lately.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 12 May 2021
  • Sometimes, a nearby deputy would oblige her request to loosen the restraints.
    — Liz Sawyer, Star Tribune, 20 June 2021
  • Some people apologize and oblige the request to quiet down.
    — Kimberly Fornek, chicagotribune.com, 14 June 2021
  • Butterflying a chicken is easy to do yourself, but feel free to ask your butcher to do it for you; most will oblige.
    — Meredith Deeds Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 26 May 2021
  • The difference, in the Trump years, was the reporters’ eagerness to oblige.
    — Barton Swaim, WSJ, 18 May 2021
  • Again and again during his administration, Trump would make comments that nobody on his staff felt obliged to heed.
    — Ramesh Ponnuru, Washington Post, 18 July 2024
  • If Grohl needs to summon a momentum-shifting drum fill, Hawkins will happily oblige.
    — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 2 Aug. 2021
  • And according to Firtell, this new generation of contractors can oblige.
    — John Hackett, Quartz, 19 July 2021
  • The likes of Perch and Thrasio are happy to oblige, and then use insights drawn from reviews, ratings, and returns to drive sales even higher.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2021
  • Rearranging my schedule to be in town for a family reunion to oblige my mom and dad seems no different from showing up out of pure love – at least on the surface.
    — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2021
  • The Fed’s membership doesn’t oblige it to adopt any policies, and Mr. Powell has stayed away from the plans proposed by other banks.
    — Simon Clark, WSJ, 16 May 2021
  • At first, Mei Shin is happy to oblige, but that sense of pride morphs into disappointment, illness and later, nerve-wracking pressure when her singing fails her.
    — Washington Post, 24 May 2021
  • The incoming government is reviewing legislation that would set a two-term limit for a prime minister and oblige anyone who has led the country for eight years to spend four years out of the Knesset.
    — New York Times, 8 June 2021
  • And Wolff seems happy to oblige, adding bleach to the whites.
    — Washington Post, 23 July 2021
  • The rest of us are obliged to support those on the front lines.
    — Author: Charles Wohlforth, Alaska Dispatch News, 29 Oct. 2017
  • The group has asked that the post be shared, and people have obliged.
    — Noel Harris, sacbee, 30 Oct. 2017
  • And so far, the French press has proved happy to oblige.
    — Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2021
  • And for the most part, this nation has obliged Brooks and his ilk.
    — Drew Magary, GQ, 22 Feb. 2018
  • And city lawyers did their best to oblige, stalling the release of the videos for two more months.
    — Steve Orr, USA TODAY, 16 Sep. 2020
  • But they are not obliged to serve it, and you are not obliged to bring it in the first place.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The Reds were the first to oblige, falling to the Pittsburgh Pirates.
    — Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2021
  • And on close calls, you are obliged to choose the course that does not do any good for you.
    — Ken Pomponio, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Alex Bois, a founder of Lost Bread, was happy to oblige.
    — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2020
  • This will serve him well if he is obliged to look for work.
    — Tim Sullivan, The Courier-Journal, 6 Mar. 2018
  • Kailee was happy to take a short break and oblige the tiny pup.
    — Arika Herron, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Jan. 2022
  • The cookbook author, who recently split from his girlfriend Christina Pérez, was happy to oblige.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 2 Aug. 2024

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