Sentence examples for sentimental obligation from inspiring English sources
After we had sent off our contribution to the Red Cross, thus discharging our sentimental obligation to humanity, we had an irresistible urge to square ourself with Nature.
In traditional fairytale terms the miller and the rocket might be reprehensible, but Wilde clearly takes pleasure in them: I have a sneaking suspicion that he simply found them more fun than do-gooders, a relief from the sentimental obligation of fairytales (his own included).
To take seriously the metaphor of the nation-as-family may lead to a sense of sentimental obligation or prudential worry on behalf of our fellow citizens.
The limitations of virtual ownership now having become abundantly apparent, at least one of the questions Tomorrow's Company asked itself - is the idea of ownership obligations a sentimental anachronism getting in the way of the efficient allocation of capital? - seems to have answered itself.
