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

He simmered on the Wembley touchline as he watched his team fold obligingly in the face of torrential English pressure.

From BBC • Oct. 9, 2025

SpaceX appealed to the 5th Circuit Court, which obligingly ordered the case returned to Texas.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024

As though this court appearance was being squeezed in, obligingly, between other appointments.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2023

Lyra obligingly belched, and the woman promptly brought her down on the other side, and the child’s little mouth began to work open and shut even before she found the nipple.

From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman