beholden to

phrase

formal

: owing a favor or gift to (someone) : having obligations to (someone)

politicians who are beholden to special interest groups

She works for herself, and so is beholden to no one.

Examples of beholden to in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The image painted by El-Sayed of Stevens as a politician beholden to big-money interests had taken hold. — Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026

No longer beholden to the needs of daily life, buildings can be viewed from a purely aesthetic perspective, observed more like sculpture than structure. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026

The message said Michigan deserves a senator not beholden to health insurance companies and AI developers. — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 25 July 2026

Even in the best-case scenario—OpenAI’s full legal compliance, no violations, a fair exchange—investors are still putting money into a company beholden to public interest obligations its competitors don’t face, governed solely by a nonprofit. — Orson Aguilar, Fortune, 22 July 2026

Rhymes for beholden to

• hullabaloo
• accrue
• ado
• ainu
• aircrew
• airscrew
• anew
• askew
• baboo
• babu
• bamboo
• beaucoup