How to Use oblige in a Sentence

oblige

verb

• 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.
• 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
• Kiff obliged, but once inside, the bartender chained the doors.
  — Michelle Hunter, NOLA.com, 20 Feb. 2018
• Morales asks her to repeat the look and Summers obliges.
  — Abby Gardner, Glamour, 13 Dec. 2018
• Wilson then came out ready to scrap and Coburn obliged.
  — Kevin Allen, USA TODAY, 23 May 2018
• And, at the time at least, Snap was sometimes happy to oblige.
  — Jon Porter, The Verge, 2 Mar. 2023
• What we are obliged to do is to look at the case presented to us from the House.
  — NBC News, 19 Jan. 2020
• In that case, the Longhorns’ first-year coach appeared happy to oblige.
  — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Dec. 2021
• Altavella obliged on the sixth pitch, a slider at the belt.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 18 Apr. 2018
• But after Berhe asked for a lengthy sentence, the judge obliged.
  — Olivia Diaz, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
• Garrett obliged and rolled down his window — and then got punched in the face.
  — Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2019
• Most of the crowd during Friday night's stop did not oblige.
  — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2023
• One child played with his beard, and the scruffy Duke happily obliged.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 July 2018
• Then they were steered into loans and fees they were not obliged to pay.
  — Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2023
• The spokesman felt obliged to issue the statement in response to a Fox News host: who suggested that Swift, the queen of pop, was indeed part of a psy-op.
  — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Oct. 2024
• This was a stroke of marketing genius, and plenty of producers were happy to oblige.
  — Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 20 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 13 Dec 2024