Sentence examples for be obeyed from inspiring English sources

Authority is "the right to command, and correlatively, the right to be obeyed" (p. 4), which entails that anyone subject to authority has an obligation to obey those who have the right to be obeyed.

"His wishes must be obeyed.

Rules of grammar need not be obeyed.

But there are rules to be obeyed.

Rubber, you see, must be obeyed.

"The Kanun must be obeyed," he said.

He called my mother "Swombo" — She Who Must Be Obeyed.

Another dinner, another guest of honour who must be obeyed.

It was assumed that orders would be obeyed.

Tina says lots of things, and must be obeyed.

That is, his capacity to give orders and be obeyed.