Usage examples for oblige
-
I
have
nothing,
madam,
said
he,
to
hope
from
Sir
Arthur:
but
to
you
I
have
a
request
to
make,
which
you
would
greatly
oblige
me
should
you
grant-
I
trembled,
Louisa.
– Anna St. Ives by Thomas Holcroft
-
The
owner
of
this
store
is
my
nephew,
and
he'll
do
considerable
to
oblige
me,
as
well
he
might,
seeing
as
I
brought
him
up.
– Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908 by Lucy Maud Montgomery
-
He
was
a
kind
old
horse,
always
willing
to
oblige,
but
to
plan
an
independent
campaign
was
beyond
him,
so
he
stood
just
where
he
was,
probably
saying, "
Great
is
Allah!"
– Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters by Henry Wallace Phillips