servile
Example Sentences
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The pamphlet railed against British atrocities, condemned servile loyalism and confidently projected military recovery.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 29, 2026
In "Ya Bon" he criticised current and past African heads of state who he says have maintained a "servile relationship with the coloniser".
From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026
He could serve as a pet, a provocateur or a sob sister; a servile, wince-inducing stereotype or a sly underminer of various heterosexual norms.
From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2024
Unquestioned leaders and servile followers tell us why the German army marched into Russia without overcoats — the leader had decreed that the campaign would be victorious by autumn, and that was that.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2024
Even the white faculty behaved in a servile manner to Reverend Harris, but Mr. Mahlasela would walk into the reverend’s office without fear, and sometimes would even fail to remove his hat!
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing servile
Julius Caesar
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"Julius Caesar" by William Shakespeare, Act I
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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