How to Use obligation in a Sentence

obligation

noun

• She failed to fulfill her obligations as a parent.
• She believes that all people have a moral obligation to defend human rights.
• He argues that people in a community have certain obligations to each other.
• And the simplest of those obligations is a commitment to the truth.
  — David French, National Review, 12 Aug. 2019
• For some, the heat and fasting obligations were too much to bear.
  — Ramin Mostaghim, latimes.com, 8 June 2018
• And there’s no obligation to spend the day a certain way.
  — Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2021
• The next few days were a tangle of duties and obligations.
  — Clarence B. Jones, The New Yorker, 18 July 2023
• And of course schools have a special obligation to keep the children in their care safe.
  — Lara Sorokanich, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2018
• Even works of imagination have an obligation to the truth of the past.
  — New York Times, 30 Nov. 2021
• The bank would have the right of first refusal but would have no obligation to put the mortgage loans on its books.
  — Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Jan. 2022
• Our obligation is to the truth - and in this case, the truth seems to be that these systems are not working.
  — chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2018
• Be sure to follow the rules and fulfill your obligations at the end of August.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, 19 Aug. 2019
• Go full steam ahead and get a head start on upcoming projects and obligations.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, 28 Aug. 2019
• There is no cost or obligation, and members can leave the co-op at any time.
  — Carol Kovach, cleveland, 18 Jan. 2022
• But kicking the tax obligation down the road could be an expensive choice.
  — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2020
• At what point did this judge comply with this obligation?
  — Andrew Cohen, New Republic, 25 Jan. 2018
• The order does not freeze your rent or relieve you from your obligation to pay back rent.
  — Anna Bahney, CNN, 2 Sep. 2020
• But the justices said that obligation no longer applies.
  — NBC News, 3 Sep. 2021
• No big news or message, and no obligation – just a list.
  — Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2021
• No big news or message, and no obligation — just a list.
  — Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2021
• The three-page letter said that the district has an obligation to keep students and staff safe.
  — NBC News, 12 Aug. 2021
• Some are doing it out of a sense of duty or obligation to teammates.
  — Jeff McDonald, ExpressNews.com, 3 July 2020
• Beauty isn’t an obligation in order to interact with the rest of the world.
  — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2021
• For many people, the financial stress of gift and event obligations can be too much.
  — Dr. Sandeep Mendiratta, sun-sentinel.com, 5 Dec. 2019
• But that would mean an acquiring team would then take on that obligation.
  — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, 16 Mar. 2021
• But the obligation of each person is to study to see if your case is eligible.
  — Colin Barrett, Harper's magazine, 5 July 2019
• Hiding out from the obligation to pay on debt by taking on more debt doesn’t make any sense at all.
  — Peter Dunn, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2020
• School was initially a sad place for him that felt more like an obligation than a relief.
  — Fox News, 6 June 2019
• Their debt obligations must be paid, even when their income drops.
  — Steven Pressman, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2020
• Naya's obligation to them—and to all of her fans—was obvious.
  — Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 15 July 2020

Last Updated: 27 Mar 2024