dutifully

Example Sentences

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It was everywhere online: a glistening democracy of vegetables and protein, dutifully spaced on parchment, slid into a hot oven, retrieved as a complete life solution.

From Salon • Mar. 23, 2026

Determined to give her niece a stable upbringing, Aunt Irene unhappily but dutifully left a comfortable life in Ohio to return to her small-minded hometown in the Deep South.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

We bought into that idea and dutifully paid mortgages on numerous houses over the course of our marriage.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 2, 2026

He didn’t gloat when coaches dutifully dropped to the court to pay the push-up price.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2025

But despite the hardship, she’s dutifully behind me.

From "The Bletchley Riddle" by Ruta Sepetys and Steve Sheinkin