obeisance

Example Sentences

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His “gruff” father had little time for such infantilizing obeisance and would resist as best he could.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

But the demands for obeisance from everyone around him, foreign and domestic, aren't new.

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2025

But “Saturday Night” and the “Ghostbusters” reboots show an obeisance to his father’s legacy that represents a step backward.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2024

But positioning her as Ethan’s maybe-girlfriend — as if in obeisance to and at the same time defiance of some foundational rule of musical theater — undoes that work.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2024

Ben had never seen Sammy dress with such an obeisance to the totems of fashion.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy