servility

Example Sentences

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They learned that there was no way to avoid that short of total servility and deference.

From Salon • May 12, 2023

The abject servility with which Pierce’s Willy rushes to retrieve the lighter that Howard has dropped on the floor, speaks volumes about powerlessness.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2022

They don’t like the rough way the Stork treats Balram, whose practiced servility makes them a little uncomfortable.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2021

This process has a number of steps — the stages of servility.

From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2019

I could no longer pretend, fawn or wear the mask of servility, without my true self violently rebelling.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane