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.
• The boyfriend called the dog back inside the house, and the dog obeyed.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland.com, 12 July 2019
• 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
• The president has to obey the orders of the Supreme Court.
  — Laura Romero, ABC News, 17 May 2025
• But the point still stands: A parent cannot force a child to obey.
  — Meghan Leahy, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2020
• Okey obeyed; the kidnapper on the phone told him to leave.
  — Larissa MacFarquhar, The New Yorker, 28 May 2018
• 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
• The Fuenteses, unlike the Bundys, have been obeying the law.
  — Leah Sottile, Longreads, 18 May 2018
• 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
• Kathy obeyed, calling up Paris and handing the phone to the podcast host.
  — Rachel McRady, People.com, 23 July 2025
• Here’s why: The bitcoin market doesn’t obey the same rules as the stock market.
  — Matthew De Silva, Quartz, 9 Jan. 2020
• Either obey the law, or go to jail, there's no third option.
  — Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
• All traffic laws must be obeyed as the roads will not be closed to traffic.
  — David Taylor, Houston Chronicle, 19 Mar. 2018
• 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 high-ranking priests swore to obey the rules of the funeral plans that Pope Francis made last year.
  — Gabriele Regalbuto, FOXNews.com, 23 Apr. 2025
• 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
• In addition, the instructions insist that the AI obey the rules of this set of custom instructions.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2025
• Whoever succeeds Powell might not obey Trump once in office.
  — Bill Dudley, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2025