Sentences with 'ought'

Example sentences and phrases with the word ought and other words derived from it.

« When Dad saw me come in, he closed the book, looked me in the eye, and said, "Son, I know this dog doesn't do what he ought to do, but what he can do, he does very well. It would be a shame to let him go. »
« The representatives affirmed: "That these united colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States; that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown. And for the support of this Declaration, ... we mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honour." »
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