subservient

Example Sentences

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"Like Musharraf, he has a subservient prime minister and the authority to reshape the army's structure," he said.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

And, while before they were totally in control, the managers or head coaches of today are often subservient to the people running these departments, and their decisions.

From BBC • Nov. 5, 2025

All of them, he thinks, lack the rhythms of the game because, as with a pitch clock, they are “ultimately subservient to the demands of Hollywood narratives.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

Stephen Ross Johnson, the lawyer for former officer Emmitt Martin, told Norris that the officers’ rights to a speedy trial were subservient to their right to a fair trial.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 8, 2024

This wasn’t like the small group of subservient workers we’d known at the Academy or the doublefile inmates from the roomier halls of Coxsackie.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover