obediently

Example Sentences

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He hangs back, though, as if not quite ready to choose their joyous relief over obediently tending to his broken family.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

Moira and I obediently played the parts of two non-regulars visiting from the big city, drinking in the atmosphere.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2024

Nonetheless, it's hard to imagine that the U.S. public would tolerate assertions that African or Asian nations should relinquish their autonomy and obediently return to the “sphere of influence” of their erstwhile colonizers.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2023

On No. 14, he hit this beauty to the fringe behind the green, from where it began its trip backward, waved hello past the hole and stopped obediently at five feet.

From Washington Post • Apr. 10, 2022

All he has to say is, “If anything should happen to me...,” for Mundín to bow his head obediently.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez