English example sentences with "ought"

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You look tired. You ought to rest for an hour or two.
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I think that you ought to apologize to her.
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You ought to have adopted his plan.
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You ought to ask him for advice.
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You ought to thank him.
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You ought not to have said a thing like that to him.
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You ought to be ashamed.
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You ought to ask for your teacher's permission.
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You ought not to have spent so much money on your hobby.
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You ought to get to work on time.
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You ought to see a dentist.
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You ought to have come to our party.
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You ought to have come to see me yesterday.
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You ought to be on time if you start now.
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You ought to have been more careful.
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Now that you are grown-up, you ought to know better.
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You ought not to have done such a thing.
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You ought not to have done that.
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You ought to know better at your age.
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You ought to have seen the exhibition.
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You ought to do it at once.
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You ought to have taken your father's advice.
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You ought to take your father's advice.
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At your age, you ought to know better.
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At your age you ought to support yourself.
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You ought to have seen it.
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We ought to do our best not to pollute our environment.
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We ought to win.
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We have left undone what we ought to have done.
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We ought to expect some casual visitors.
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I'm doubtful about what I ought to do.
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In fact, I'll even call George at the office and tell him he ought to come home and help out.
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We ought to be ready for whatever comes.
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You ought to read English aloud.
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You ought to see a doctor.
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As long as I'm going to be in London, I ought to see a play or two.
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The rocket ought to have reached the moon by now.
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There ought to be more buses during the rush hours.
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I ought to have made a hotel reservation earlier.
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You ought to have come here earlier.
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You ought to eat more slowly.
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He ought to be punished if he commits a crime.
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If Sue is coming by air, she ought to arrive very soon.
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Maybe I ought to expand the memory.
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Mary ought to do her homework on time.
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There ought to be a better bus service.
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Do what you ought to, come what may.
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You ought to go by taxi, or you might not get there in time.
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So they ought to have arrived here by now.
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You ought not to sit up so late.
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You ought not to go to such a place.
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You ought to know better than to go to such a dangerous place.
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You ought not to stay up so late.
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You ought not to smoke so much.
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You ought not to say such a thing.
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You ought not to say such things in public.
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You ought to have told me that before.
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It's really a very useful thing; you ought to buy it.
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You ought to think over whether the premise is valid or not.
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We ought to take the teacher's advice.
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You ought not to speak ill of others behind their backs.
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The picture was wonderful. You ought to have seen it.
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Such a man ought to succeed.
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Ought I to tell it to him?
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Taking everything into consideration, they ought to be given another chance.
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Every citizen ought to help them.
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I'm not certain where this ought to be put.
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These regulations ought to be observed by the students.
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This is a very important meeting. You ought not to miss it.
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This ought to bring in enough money to put us back in the black.
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This book ought to be a good seller.
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We ought to look the world straight in the face.
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I wish you would tell me what I ought to do in this difficult situation.
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You ought to take advantage of this opportunity, for it may not come again.
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This is very important meeting. You ought not to miss it.
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You ought to do away with this practice.
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You ought to find nice shoes here.
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You ought not to go there alone.
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Your parents ought to know it.
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A boy your age ought to behave well.
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Yes, I think you ought to go.
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You ought not to have kept her waiting on such a cold night.
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We ought to have phoned ahead and reserved a table.
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The love letter ought to have reached her.
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Don't you think you ought to write them a thank-you note?
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You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
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You ought to face the stark reality.
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You ought not to go out.
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You ought to have come to my wedding reception earlier.
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He said that you ought to go.
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You ought to live up to your parents' hopes.
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You ought to have read the book.
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You ought not to have disclosed the secret.
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You ought to know better than to do such a thing.
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You ought to finish your homework at once.
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You ought to be ashamed to cheat on exams.
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Your wife ought to tell you all about it.
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He lives a freewheeling life. I think he ought to settle down a little.
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Since he started at eight, he ought to be there by now.
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You ought to have started half an hour ago.
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The play was very amusing; you ought to have gone there.
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