slavish

Example Sentences

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Self-proclaimed experts usually attract trouble through hubris, though I’ve seen bank traders and hedge fund managers annihilate themselves with slavish beliefs in trading ranges.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

Kay wants to punish Michael for his treatment of her, for his casual cruelty, for his slavish devotion to a monstrous profession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

The police department’s slavish interpretation of the law may be due to a report, issued a month before Mobarak’s death, faulting them for routinely violating young people’s rights.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 15, 2024

The coach believes soccer is more like jazz than classical music in that it requires improvisation off a theme rather than slavish devotion to a score.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2023

According to the swimmer Iris Cummings, the slavish nationalism was a joke to the Americans, but not to the Germans.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand