slavishly

Example Sentences

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There are regularly stories of drivers who end up going through floods, fords and teetering on the edge of canals after following their GPS systems, prompting warnings about the dangers of slavishly following the route.

From BBC • Feb. 21, 2026

One slavishly devotes itself to meeting every hedonistic need of its human population.

From Scientific American • Nov. 7, 2023

He had among the largest user bases on the platform, and one that both followed him slavishly and also attracted a surfeit of fake accounts and bots.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 7, 2022

Millions of people slavishly collect points so they can later reap the rewards of “free” travel.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2022

It was a musical impulse that relied slavishly on hypnotic repetition and had an unbending loyalty to four steady beats, and it took the world by storm.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall