obediently
Example Sentences
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He hangs back, though, as if not quite ready to choose their joyous relief over obediently tending to his broken family.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
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
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
She aimed at a solid red ball, which obediently dropped into a center pocket.
From New York Times ● May 6, 2022
Back at the shore Hannah received the writhing bundle with joy and climbed obediently into the rowboat.
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
