How to Use obey in a Sentence

obey

verb

• The children must obey the rules.
• The children must learn to obey.
• His dog has learned to obey several commands.
• He always obeys his parents.
• In the film, Louis has to obey the orders of the Germans.
  — Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
• Richard Nixon, in the end, had a sense of shame and obeyed the Supreme Court.
  — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 1 Apr. 2023
• Scripted to the point of obeying all the full stops and the ellipses and the hyphens.
  — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 2 Aug. 2023
• Sailors obeyed, and today most vessels in the area hug the coast.
  — Tomas Weber, Rolling Stone, 18 May 2024
• Travel with care and obey all signage through the work zone.
  — oregonlive, 20 July 2023
• So who will step up first to make Hochul carry out the law she is sworn to obey?
  — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 June 2024
• The crowd failed to obey our order to move back from our police line.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 July 2024
• Acquaint themselves with the Golden Rule and try to obey it.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 29 June 2022
• Heads of households must obey a curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  — Maria Sacchetti, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
• The Good News: Always obey your parents as this is what the Lord rewards.
  — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 10 Nov. 2022
• The police will obey orders, and the regime will remain in control.
  — Andrew J. Nathan, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2022
• The police blocked the traffic for the marchers, who were asked to stay on the sidewalk and obey the traffic signals on their march.
  — Rick Egan, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 June 2021
• Failing to obey the law could cost $110 and add a point to your driver’s license.
  — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 19 Sep. 2022
• Here are some tips, according to the agency: Stay on the trails and obey closures.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 9 May 2024
• Then imagine that a special group of people did not have to obey that law.
  — Michael J. Lee, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2023
• Laena orders her again and again, but the dragon won’t obey.
  — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 26 Sep. 2022
• None of these charges would apply to someone who is trying to obey the law.
  — Gabriel J. Chin, Fortune, 10 June 2023
• But whether there were signals or not, all motorists obeyed the law.
  — Merrie Monteagudo, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Mar. 2023
• Wilson claimed that Brown refused to obey his order to get off the street and a fight ensued.
  — Seanna Leath, The Conversation, 8 Aug. 2024
• People also must obey many of the same rules that permitholders have to follow.
  — Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 13 June 2022
• Gawain was duty-bound both to obey the lady’s wishes and to honor his host.
  — Katy Waldman, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2021
• As far as David was concerned, if Rhys wasn’t willing to play nice, David didn’t have to obey the rules either.
  — Lizz Schumer, Peoplemag, 12 June 2024
• The terms required him to avoid drugs and alcohol, hold a steady job and obey the law, among other things.
  — Fox News, 9 Dec. 2022
• If the board refuses to obey the law, the members should elect directors who will.
  — Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 June 2021
• The only discount on the sentence was 54 days/year of Good Conduct Time if prisoners obeyed the institutional rules.
  — Walter Pavlo, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2024
• Mortensen will face traffic citations for failing to obey traffic signs and failing to obey a person directing traffic, Perez said.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024