Nor were the old men ashamed to obey the bidding of a boy when they lacked counsel themselves; for, though it came from one of tender years, it was full, notwithstanding, of weighty and sound instruction.
However, they quickly learned how to present arms and to obey theorders of their officer.
I rose from the table and answered, with a bow, that I would not fail to obey the wishes of his excellency.
Are not all bodies inclined to obey the laws of gravitation unless they are held back by a superior force?
Sulla had spared his life, although he had courageously refused to obey the dictator's command to put away his wife; but he had been obliged to quit Rome.
The "Short Parliament" was assembled; but, as it refused to obey the king, it was quickly dissolved.
Other enactments, one of which forbade all payments to the bishops and clergy unless they should sign a promise to obey the laws of the state, were adopted by Prussia.
To obey the law of gravitation; to exert a force Or pressure, or tend to move, under the influence of gravitation; to tend in any direction or toward any object.
One of a secret association of Mormons, bound by an oath to obey the heads of the church in all things.
Holy Father, I strove to obey the command of Christ--'Forgive that ye may be forgiven'!
In no way can I admit that my conduct has been of a nature to give offence to you or to the Holy See, for I have only in all things sought to obey the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ, upon whose memory our faith is founded.
At length, Colonel Moses Alexander, a magistrate under the Colonial Government, succeeded in getting wagons by impressment, to convey the munitions to Hillsboro, to obey the behests of a tyrannical governor.
They declared that they would gladly place their fate in his hands if he were absolute master of his actions, instead of being obliged to obey the will of another, whose proceedings his own candor would not allow him to approve of.
Without giving the duchess time to decide upon their remonstrances they, on their own authority, ceased to obey the inquisition, and withdrew their aid from it.
But if you, O judges, are bound to obey the laws, and if you are unable to do so unless you follow what is written in the law; what can hinder your deciding that he has acted contrary to the laws?
The Indisposition in which you, to obey the Dictates of your Honour and Duty, left me, has increased upon me; and I am acquainted by my Physicians I cannot live a Week longer.
He laid his hand very gently on her head as he replied: "Dearest Mamita, you always taught me to obey the voice of duty; and surely it is a duty to help in rescuing Liberty from the bloody jaws of this dragon Slavery.
And from that height can you say to me, 'Obey the call of duty, Florimond'?
Are there no Shiphrahs, no Puahs among you, who will dare in Christian firmness and Christian meekness, to refuse to obey the wicked laws which require woman to enslave, to degrade and to brutalize woman?
In the Targum of Onkelos[A] it is rendered, "The souls whom they had brought toobey the law in Haran.
Are there no Shiphrahs, no Puahs among you, who will dare in Christian firmness and Christian meekness, to refuse to obey the wicked laws which require woman to enslave, to degrade and to brutalize woman?
In the Targum of Onkelos[A] it is thus rendered, "The souls whom they had brought to obey the law in Haran.
Take that into consideration, and decide then whether you will stay at home or obey the call.
General York, commander of the Prussian troops belonging to the forces of Marshal Macdonald, has refused to obey the marshal's orders.
Therefore men quarried marble from the earth, and sculptors busied themselves in Runazar to obey the edict of the King.
And the law before the Beginning and thereafter was that all should obey the gods, yet hither and thither went all Pegana's gods to obey the Dawnchild because she loved to be obeyed.
And Time went forth into the worlds to obey the commands of the gods, yet he cast furtive glances at his masters, and the gods distrusted Time because he had known the worlds or ever the gods became.
He advised everybody to respect the law and to obey the government.
He also ordered his soldiers to obey the stipulations of that treaty.
On opening the campaign, he published a proclamation offering pardon to the Spaniards and promising to send them to their country, and in all respects to obey the treaty on regularization of warfare.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "obey the" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
