ought in English

verb
1
used to indicate duty or correctness, typically when criticizing someone's actions.
they ought to respect the law
2
used to indicate something that is probable.
five minutes ought to be enough time

Use "ought" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "ought" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "ought", or refer to the context using the word "ought" in the English Dictionary.

1. They ought to apologize.

2. You ought to honour it!

3. He ought to drive home.

4. You ought to work harder.

5. Ought to make money now.

6. You ought to be mindful.

7. They ought to have apologized .

8. “You Ought to Abort the Child”

9. There ought to be a loophole.

10. Prices ought to come down soon.

11. All of us ought to go.

12. You ought to have known better!

13. You ought to bandage that cut.

14. That suit ought to be pressed.

15. The accounting profession ought to sue.

16. 19 They ought to have apologized .

17. A servant ought not to presume.

18. You really ought to quit smoking.

19. Marriage ought to be for keeps.

20. This discrepancy ought to be remedied

21. You really ought to slow down.

22. I ought to break your neck.

23. They ought to attain this aim.

24. Such unselfishness ought to be rewarded.

25. She ought to offer her cunt.

26. We ought to inform head office.

27. We ought to start at once.

28. 14 You ought to practice more.

29. I ought to wring your scrawny neck.

30. 23 We ought to inform head office.

31. But it ought not be done Cavalierly

32. I think everything ought to be aboveboard.

33. 29 Two people who are going to be married ought to be married ought to say ditto to each other.

34. We ought to organize more social events.

35. 21 We ought to start at once.

36. 17 He ought to resign, I think.

37. They ought to back the new clampdown.

38. Everyone ought to rarefy his spiritual life.

39. 10 We ought to get some kip .

40. I ought to give you a skullet.

41. You ought to be proud[Sentencedict.com], Herb.

42. Basically the system ought to have worked.

43. You ought to be kinder to him.

44. You ought to get your watch repaired.

45. 24 You really ought to quit smoking.

46. 20 They ought to attain this aim.

47. You ought to look before you leap.

48. How ought the church to view homosexuality?

49. I ought to throw this hat away.

50. 18 You ought to have known better!