be obsequious
Example Sentences
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You need someone who has a large ego but will be obsequious.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024
In fact it will not be pure intelligence at all, but rather a faculty that may be obsequious to all the lower passions.
From Essays on Art by Clutton-Brock, A. (Arthur)
Do not be obsequious to your own shame, And do not humiliate yourself until it is a sin against yourself.
From The Makers and Teachers of Judaism by Kent, Charles Foster
He felt it necessary to be obsequious to Phœbe, after the terrible mistake he had made.
From Phoebe, Junior by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
I never knew before that dogs could be obsequious!
From The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury by Coolidge, Asenath Carver
