Beholden

//bɪˈhəʊldən//

"Beholden" in a Sentence (13 examples)

Aeschylus is not beholden to the rules of North and Hillard.

I won't be beholden to special interests.

He won't be beholden to special interests.

She won't be beholden to special interests.

They won't be beholden to special interests.

We won't be beholden to special interests.

We will not be beholden to special interests.

They will not be beholden to special interests.

She will not be beholden to special interests.

He will not be beholden to special interests.

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From an early age, I had decided I wanted to be beholden to no one.

But musical ancestry aside, the influence to which [Justin] Bieber is most beholden is the current trends in pop music, which means Believe is loaded up with EDM accouterments, seeking a comfortable middle ground where Bieber’s impressively refined pop-R&B croon can rub up on techno blasts and garish dubstep drops (and occasionally grind on some AutoTune, not necessarily because it needs it, but because a certain amount of robo-voice is expected these days).

There is much to dislike about the proposed constitution, which will keep elected governments beholden to a senate nominated by the junta and to a suite of meddling committees.

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