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
He felt it necessary to be obsequious to Phœbe, after the terrible mistake he had made.
From Phoebe, Junior by Oliphant, Mrs. (Margaret)
To be obsequious to a non-drinker was a waste of time.
From Regina or the Sins of the Fathers by Sudermann, Hermann
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)
I never knew before that dogs could be obsequious!
From The Independence Day Horror at Killsbury by Coolidge, Asenath Carver
