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
• Riders must be at least 18 years old and must obey the rules of the road.
  — Evan Casey, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2021
• But the point still stands: A parent cannot force a child to obey.
  — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2020
• At Maradona’s feet, the ball seemed to obey his command like a pet.
  — Jeré Longman, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2020
• 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
• Children, in turn, were obliged to honor and obey their parents who cared for them.
  — Jeanette Tran, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
• 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
• He also was charged with breach of peace, failure to obey a stop sign and failure to drive to the right, police said.
  — Christine Dempsey, courant.com, 18 Dec. 2020
• These were important symbolic steps, among many, that demonstrated to the watching public that the regime needed to bend to obey the law — and not the other way around.
  — Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 21 Dec 2024