Sentence examples for almost obliged from inspiring English sources

We were almost obliged to win to rekindle the World Cup mood in the country.

They are almost obliged to be in the Champions League, that's what they do.

The subtext, according to Mr. Cherlin: If your marriage doesn't fulfill you, you are almost obliged to leave it.

Until recently German women were almost obliged to look after their children until they went to school at seven.

As the Work Foundation points out, "firms are almost obliged to treat workers on zero-hours contracts badly".

That put further pressure on Thursday's emergency EU summit, with the Europeans almost obliged to impose punitive measures on Russia.

And it almost obliges the foreigners to do as these Germans do.

Placing the poem at the end of the book exaggerates its meaning, almost obliging it to sum up.

Most self-adaptation approaches promote it (Garlan et al. 2004); and the MAPE-K reference model almost obliges it.

1722 - WI 69-4: Swann probes away in search of a wicket and Samuels almost obliges as he takes a couple of steps down the wicket and clips one in the air while isn't a million miles from offering a catch to mid-on.

I almost always obliged, even though I disliked it and would, after a while, untuck it again.