supplicant

Example Sentences

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Boy Kavalier thinks he’s king of the planet with everyone else supplicant to his will.

From Salon • Sep. 24, 2025

Red Carpet tells the story of how a similar role evolution from outside supplicant to ultimate power broker unfolded in China’s relationship with Hollywood.

From Slate • Feb. 12, 2022

She returns to them here like a supplicant at her prayer book: begging to understand them even just a little bit more.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 19, 2021

These people, after all, were used to getting rare glimpses of him, yet suddenly he was approaching them as a supplicant.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2021

And when she reaches Westeros, and meets you for the first time, you will meet as equals, man and woman, not queen and supplicant.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin