servility
Example Sentences
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By arming her mammies with revolvers, rifles and bullets, Saar turned a symbol of servility into one of militancy and power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Human nature hasn’t changed enough since then to shield masses of people from being seduced and intimidated into servility and herd-like stampedes.
From Salon ● Feb. 17, 2025
It is nice to find there are still some limits to White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’s servility.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2020
Privately, according to people who have observed his interactions with Trump, he treats the president with the sort of deference and servility more typical of a staff member than a cabinet member.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2020
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
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