obediently
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Moira and I obediently played the parts of two non-regulars visiting from the big city, drinking in the atmosphere.
From Seattle Times ● May 21, 2024
She quieted down enough to change into a pale blue leotard and stared ahead — obediently? grimly? — as her mother gathered her locks into a tight ponytail and got started on bun duty.
From New York Times ● Nov. 23, 2023
Nonetheless, it's hard to imagine that the U.S. public would tolerate assertions that African or Asian nations should relinquish their autonomy and obediently return to the “sphere of influence” of their erstwhile colonizers.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2023
Even more impressive is when upon command, one by one, his majestic hyacinth macaws — the world’s largest parrots by length — return obediently to perch on his arms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
Amycus got up, walked over to his sister, picked up her wand, then shuffled obediently to Professor McGonagall and handed it over along with his own.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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