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77 examples of Oblige in a sentence

Unfortunately, reality will not oblige Trump’s rosy scenario.
If the rest of the world wants to cooperate in such ways – say, on developing green products and services – China will oblige.
'Honesty is only a negative quality,' said he.'But you would greatly oblige me, all the same, if you would put in a word – when you happen to see Pomorsky,' said Oblonsky'But it depends chiefly on Bolgarinov, I think,' said Karenin.
Suddenly my clothes were seized by energetic hands, I felt myself pulled abruptly back to the surface of the sea, and yes, I heard these words pronounced in my ear:"If master would oblige me by leaning on my shoulder, master will swim with much greater ease."
Speaking for myself, I was glad to oblige, and we stretched out beneath an arbor of winged kelp, whose long thin tendrils stood up like arrows.
"But an incident," I replied, "that may oblige you to become a resident again of these shores you avoid!"Captain Nemo gave me an odd look and gestured no.
Yes, do that, for my sake, to oblige me.
How often did he long to see Madame de Renal called by some duty which would oblige her to return to the house and so leave the garden!
The abbe Pirard told the Marquis that his enemies were seeking to oblige him, by their insults, to offer his resignation.
'The end of it will be,' said this Liberal elector, 'a post under Government, which will oblige you to take some action that will be pilloried in the newspapers.
You will oblige me by never being absent for more than two or three hours, I may need you at any moment.'
'My father may change his mind; oblige me by setting off instantly for Villequier.
But, to oblige Monsieur, I went to his house, and he told me everything ...''In short, the injury is not mortal,' said Julien, losing patience, 'you answer for that with your life?'
If I was a co-operative stores and family hotel combined, I might be able to oblige you.
"Nay," said Frances, tenderly, "compose yourself; let no desire to oblige me endanger a life that is precious to - to - so many."
I had, however, a great deal of satisfaction in having spoken my mind to him with freedom, and with such an honest plainness, as I have related; and though it did not at all work the way I desired, that is to say, to oblige the person to me the more, yet it took from him all possibility of quitting me but by a downright breach of honour, and giving up all the faith of a gentleman to me, which he had so often engaged by, never to abandon me, but to make me his wife as soon as he came to his estate.
He told me that was unkind, because it was not just, and that I put him upon contradicting me, which did not consist with good manners, any more than with his affection; and therefore, since I had insensibly drawn him into this poetical scribble, he begged I would not oblige him to break it off; so he writes again--'Let love alone be our debate.'
At last he looks steadily at me.'Look you, madam,' says he, 'you came to ask advice of me, and I will serve you as faithfully as if you were my own sister; but I must turn the tables, since you oblige me to do it, and are so friendly to me, and I think I must ask advice of you.
I did not press him much, for since he had come so to meet me, and put himself to so much expense, it was but reasonable I should oblige him a little too; so I was easy as to that point.
I charge you in the king's name to dismiss her.''Sir,' says the constable, 'I find you don't know what it is to be constable; I beg of you don't oblige me to be rude to you.''I think I need not; you are rude enough already,' says the mercer.
Here we had a supply of all sorts of clothes, as well for my husband as for myself; and I took especial care to buy for him all those things that I knew he delighted to have; as two good long wigs, two silver-hilted swords, three or four fine fowling-pieces, a find saddle with holsters and pistols very handsome, with a scarlet cloak; and, in a word, everything I could think of to oblige him, and to make him appear, as he really was, a very fine gentleman.
To this Master Pedro, who had by this time risen from Don Quixote's feet, replied, "I have already said that this little beast gives no answer as to the future; but if he did, not having money would be of no consequence, for to oblige Senor Don Quixote, here present, I would give up all the profits in the world.
Much against the grain, and very slowly, Sancho proceeded to mount, and, after settling himself as well as he could on the croup, found it rather hard, and not at all soft, and asked the duke if it would be possible to oblige him with a pad of some kind, or a cushion; even if it were off the couch of his lady the duchess, or the bed of one of the pages; as the haunches of that horse were more like marble than wood.
always cockering up his honour, dining miserably and in secret, and making a hypocrite of the toothpick with which he sallies out into the street after eating nothing to oblige him to use it!
'Now sir,' said Mr. Pickwick, 'will you oblige us by proceeding with what you were going to relate?'
'To oblige me, you will,' resumed Mr. Pickwick.
On the third, being able to sit up in his bedchamber, he despatched his valet with a message to Mr. Wardle and Mr. Trundle, intimating that if they would take their wine there, that evening, they would greatly oblige him.
Grundy's going to oblige the company with a song,' said the chairman.
'Gentlemen,' said the coach-horser, 'rather than disturb the harmony of this delightful occasion, perhaps Mr. Samuel Weller will oblige the company.''Raly, gentlemen,' said Sam, 'I'm not wery much in the habit o' singin' without the instrument; but anythin' for a quiet life, as the man said wen he took the sitivation at the lighthouse.'
Will you oblige me by giving it the calmest and coolest perusal, and by discussing the subject afterwards with me, in the tone and spirit in which alone it ought to be discussed?
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