obligingly

Example Sentences

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Gomina, still in his nightshirt, wanted to go to his office to change into uniform, and Tigri obligingly offered an escort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

In front of them, as they posed obligingly on the platform of Sarajevo station, stood a clutch of photographers snapping away.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2024

Lear obligingly played therapist, saying he lived in the moment, which really is all any of us can do.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2023

The final act takes place on the shores of what seems to be an uncharted desert isle, where the survivors obligingly act out an allegory about power and human nature.

From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2022

When we asked him to lie down, he’d humor us, dropping first to his knees, then to his butt, then spreading himself out obligingly, faceup on the living room carpet.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama