How to use "obligation" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

Example sentences for "obligation" in popular movie and book plots

She is caught between her love for Raju and her obligation to return to heaven to remain divine and immortal. - Jagadeka Veerudu Athiloka Sundari
Mica claims that he feels the obligation to do so, just like his daddy before him. - The Storyteller (The Twilight Zone)
Now freed from their obligation to Hawk, Kitty and Eddie take the next train home. - Lights of New York (1928 film)
Allan professes his love for Esther, who rebuffs him out of obligation to John, and a pregnant Ada returns to Bleak House. - Bleak House (2005 TV serial)
He respectfully declines it, citing both his obligation to the Coast Guard Academy and his new family. - Yours, Mine & Ours (2005 film)
As Queen, her most important obligation is to take a consort and produce a child who will be her heir (“The Role of the Queen”). - The Pirate Queen
The death of the creature releases him from his obligation and he is able to return to a normal life. - The Maze (1953 film)
Ken's debt to Kilmer, giri, is a lifelong obligation that traditionally can never be repaid. - The Yakuza
Once there, she is appalled by his residence, but feels some obligation to pitch in, having come to think of herself as "Annie". - Overboard (film)
Billy feels he must honor the obligation he owes Sidney for getting Gloria on Jeopardy. - White Men Can't Jump
This is complicated by his new relationship with SanDeE* and by Sara's feeling of obligation to Roland. - L.A. Story
The younger pair becomes defensive and accusatory, asserting their obligation to protect Hirst against "men of evil". - No Man's Land (play)
Binabik tells Simon that the white arrow is a symbol of an obligation towards Simon, and together they travel further towards Naglimund. - The Dragonbone Chair
He is sorely tempted, but determined to honour his obligation to Caroline, and Barbara decides to free herself of Ralph. - The Wicked Lady
As he has only a few weeks left to live due to a heart condition, he feels an obligation to do something. - The Midwich Cuckoos
Anderson will fulfill his obligation to do the job despite the obvious reality that there is a leak. - Assassination Tango

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