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
"This technology is utterly meaningless without the artist at the centre of it; the technology needs to ultimately be subservient to the artist," says Mr Talukdar.
From BBC • Mar. 31, 2025
Here is a legend who spent her life subservient to her art, unable to conjure the miracles that defined her existence.
From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024
This term has nothing to do with being a “mammy” or a “nanny” or a subservient caregiver.
From Seattle Times • May 8, 2024
She refused to be subservient to Abel at home, but she did want him to succeed as a man.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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