Example sentences for: obeyed

How can you use “obeyed” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The Consumers’ League, organized in 1899, adopted a voluntary label to be attached to garments made by manufacturers that abided by labor standards—that is, they obeyed state factory laws, manufactured on their premises, employed no children under 16, and used no overtime work.

  • Many Republicans decided to impeach Clinton to send a message that the law must be obeyed and that the unrepentant president must be punished.

  • I obeyed, but nothing happened: I was still sleepless.

  • Petrovic said that the cleansers are under orders not to kill, beat, or mutilate their victims and that most obeyed.

  • Also, a creepy explanation for the Rwanda genocide: "Judgment Day" asserts that Rwandans are incredibly law-abiding, so when the government ordered them to kill Tutsis, they obeyed without a second thought.


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