Thesaurus results for OBEY

obey

verb

ō-ˈbā

as in to follow

to act according to the commands of she taught her dog to obey her when she said "Sit!" most people obey the law and wear their seat belts

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Recent Examples of obey Police, who are investigating the incident, are urging drivers to remain alert, obey traffic signals and always watch for pedestrians. —

Nick Lentz, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026 And they’re trained from birth to believe that the prophet speaks directly with God and to obey whatever the prophet tells them to do. —

Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Apr. 2026 Men are the spiritual leaders, while women’s main job is to give birth to as many children as possible and always obey their husbands, fathers, and church leaders. —

Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026 Bennett said Nicholson and an assistant dangled playing time as a carrot to get players to obey their direction. —

Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for obey

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Of course, no rotation shuffling is imminent with Rodón expected to make at least three rehab starts and Cole moving at a slower pace following Tommy John surgery.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 22 Apr. 2026
And followed that up with the three consecutive home runs in the second inning.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026