Examples of 'ought' in a sentence
Meaning of "ought"
Ought (verb): Ought is a modal verb used to indicate duty or obligation. It is often used to express moral requirements or advisability, but it can also imply necessity or inevitability in certain situations
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- simple past tense of owe
- Indicating duty or obligation.
- Indicating advisability or prudence.
- Indicating desirability.
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I ought to have you scourged and crucified.
You two guys ought to get married.
I ought to give him more of my legal business.
Another thing you ought to know is that.
You ought to ask yourself that question.
I do not think we ought to leave them alone.
You ought to see her in a bathing suit.
I do not know if you ought to be in this rumble.
You ought to try peddling it out there.
I really think you ought to hear it alone.
This ought to bring back some memories.
We two stand together on what ought to be done about it.
You ought to learn some useful skill.
It seems as though my penance ought to be a simple one.
You ought to have your head examined.
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I am not the one you ought to take.
That ought to trade for a sack of flour.
You are a spoiled child and ought to be spanked.
That ought to get me out of the doghouse.
There is something you both ought to know.
Those bandages ought to be changed twice a day.
Ought to keep you busy for a while.
You really ought to read the note.
Ought to kick your ass in the head.
Maybe you ought to put that out.
Ought to warm the place up pretty good.
You really ought to get some sleep.
Ought to come in handy if we run out of penicillin.
I think you ought to wait until morning.
She smells like angels ought to smell.
We ought to confiscate this wonderful box of tricks.
Well somebody ought to make that clear.
I ought to take this one off as well.
Not that she ought to stick around.
We ought to hit the river tomorrow night.
All you people ought to treat me better.
He ought to be way out ahead of me on this stuff.
Good soldiers ought to know the truth.
I ought to push you over on your head.
Telling everyone how they ought to live.
That ought to be good for a few laughs.
If you are going to get married you ought to do it soon.
I guess we ought to stop seeing each other.
I decided that these bills ought to be paid.
You ought to be back by late tomorrow afternoon.
Never ask for what ought to be offered.
They ought to call you lance armstrong.
We got something you ought to know about.
You ought to be telling me how good you are.
One of our boats ought to get back.
