dutifully

Example Sentences

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He just told his dumb jokes and dutifully showed him how to do pre-algebra.

From Literature

Togbe took his tablets dutifully each time Ma gave them to him, but he said they just made him feel worse.

From Literature

By the time everyone’s settlers were dutifully collecting wool and ore, the room had taken on the quiet, dazed feeling of a long-haul flight.

From Salon

Marion dutifully removes a small paper and pencil from her skirt pocket.

From Literature

When George Templeton Strong, a prominent Wall Street attorney, died at 55 in 1875, the New York Tribune’s obituary dutifully listed his gentlemanly contributions to the cultural life of his city.

From The Wall Street Journal