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.
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In the film, Louis has to obey the orders of the Germans.
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Washington Post,
19 Nov. 2021
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Richard Nixon, in the end, had a sense of shame and obeyed the Supreme Court.
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David Remnick,
The New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2023
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Scripted to the point of obeying all the full stops and the ellipses and the hyphens.
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Kate Aurthur,
Variety,
2 Aug. 2023
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Riders must be at least 18 years old and must obey the rules of the road.
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Evan Casey,
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
27 Mar. 2021
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Sailors obeyed, and today most vessels in the area hug the coast.
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Tomas Weber,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2024
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Travel with care and obey all signage through the work zone.
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oregonlive,
20 July 2023
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So who will step up first to make Hochul carry out the law she is sworn to obey?
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New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
27 June 2024
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The crowd failed to obey our order to move back from our police line.
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Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
24 July 2024
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Acquaint themselves with the Golden Rule and try to obey it.
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Jay Nordlinger,
National Review,
29 June 2022
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Heads of households must obey a curfew from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
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Maria Sacchetti,
Washington Post,
18 Aug. 2023
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The Good News: Always obey your parents as this is what the Lord rewards.
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Elizabeth Berry,
Woman's Day,
10 Nov. 2022
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The police will obey orders, and the regime will remain in control.
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Andrew J. Nathan,
WSJ,
2 Dec. 2022
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The police blocked the traffic for the marchers, who were asked to stay on the sidewalk and obey the traffic signals on their march.
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Rick Egan,
The Salt Lake Tribune,
29 June 2021
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Failing to obey the law could cost $110 and add a point to your driver’s license.
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Cassidy Jensen,
Baltimore Sun,
19 Sep. 2022
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Here are some tips, according to the agency: Stay on the trails and obey closures.
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Nushrat Rahman,
Detroit Free Press,
9 May 2024
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Then imagine that a special group of people did not have to obey that law.
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Michael J. Lee,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2023
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Laena orders her again and again, but the dragon won’t obey.
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Erica Gonzales,
ELLE,
26 Sep. 2022
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None of these charges would apply to someone who is trying to obey the law.
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Gabriel J. Chin,
Fortune,
10 June 2023
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But whether there were signals or not, all motorists obeyed the law.
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Merrie Monteagudo,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2023
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Wilson claimed that Brown refused to obey his order to get off the street and a fight ensued.
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Seanna Leath,
The Conversation,
8 Aug. 2024
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People also must obey many of the same rules that permitholders have to follow.
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Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
13 June 2022
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Gawain was duty-bound both to obey the lady’s wishes and to honor his host.
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Katy Waldman,
The New Yorker,
3 Aug. 2021
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As far as David was concerned, if Rhys wasn’t willing to play nice, David didn’t have to obey the rules either.
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Lizz Schumer,
Peoplemag,
12 June 2024
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The terms required him to avoid drugs and alcohol, hold a steady job and obey the law, among other things.
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Fox News,
9 Dec. 2022
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These were important symbolic steps, among many, that demonstrated to the watching public that the regime needed to bend to obey the law — and not the other way around.
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Lenora Chu,
The Christian Science Monitor,
2 Oct. 2024
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Mortensen will face traffic citations for failing to obey traffic signs and failing to obey a person directing traffic, Perez said.
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Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Aug. 2024
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