How to Use obligate in a Sentence

obligate

verb

• The contract obligates the firm to complete the work in six weeks.
• Opt for a gift that the host won’t feel obligated to serve.
  — Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2025
• Being a buy-and-hold investor doesn’t obligate you to use a death grip.
  — Jason Zweig, WSJ, 8 July 2022
• And you’re obligated at a certain point to wonder if things might be last things.
  — Jane Ciabattari september 25, Literary Hub, 25 Sep. 2025
• Those who do not currently drink tea should not feel obligated to start.
  — Faye Chiu, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
• And yes, the Fever play tonight, which means we are obligated to cover it.
  — Zach Dean Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• Given the break in the friendship, which was not our choice, are we obligated to send gifts?
  — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2025
• You are not obligated to go broke paying for your friends’ overindulgence.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 8 July 2023
• So they're getting paid for work that they're already obligated to do.
  — Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2026
• We are obligated to assist all of those who are harmed in those incidents.
  — CBS News, 27 Sep. 2026
• You are not obligated to buy just because the landlord offered it to you.
  — Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2026
• More often than not, people feel obligated to dress up when wearing a cape.
  — Morgan Evans, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026
• No one is obligated to agree with Kristol about the war in Ukraine.
  — Charles C. W. Cooke, National Review, 15 Mar. 2023
• That doesn't mean that if someone invites you over, you are now obligated to invite them.
  — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
• When does the state of knowledge obligate us to change contact sports further—or alter our views of them?
  — Ingfei Chen, The New Yorker, 11 Feb. 2023
• The Fed might then feel obligated to stand by its guidance, going down the wrong path.
  — Bill Conerly, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
• The city is legally obligated to make the payment.
  — Nell Salzman, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
• They are obligated to pay Melvin next season.
  — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
• No one is obligated to make these loans, however!
  — Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
• They are not obligated to bring him back, however.
  — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 27 Aug. 2025
• Still, that doesn't mean SpaceX isn't obligated to figure out what went wrong.
  — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
• You are not obligated to become friends with the woman, just because your genders match up.
  — Amy Dickinson, Detroit Free Press, 17 June 2023
• Reunion shows aren’t obligated to be good; plenty of bands have made that obvious by now.
  — Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2023
• Nonetheless, we are obligated to try to understand, and books are the best place to start.
  — Boris Kachka, Los Angeles Times, 21 Nov. 2023
• She was not obligated to be so open, but her humility unlocked me.
  — David Elkowitz, STAT, 16 Sep. 2026
• Teams are not obligated to make selections in the Rule 5 draft.
  — Jon Vankin, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2025
• And finally, don’t feel obligated to meet the whole meat thing that Haaland does.
  — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
• The importer of record is legally obligated to write the check before a single product can be sold.
  — Sara Albrecht, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2026
• If a passenger does choose to leave the plane, the airline is not obligated to let the passenger back on board.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Dec. 2025
• The city is legally obligated to find shelter for anyone needing it.
  — Anthony Izaguirre, BostonGlobe.com, 24 Aug. 2023