subserviently

Example Sentences

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Because they didn’t want to be told who should rule them by the United States and be forced to act subserviently.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2012

As he spoke to Jobs, Google's CEO hunched his shoulders subserviently, the way criminals do when they're around the police.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2010

“Madam Lestrange,” murmured Tom, and as Hermione passed he inclined his head subserviently.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling

“Very well, I’ll go see her to-morrow morning,” replied Philippina, smiled subserviently, and laid her horny hand on Dorothea’s tender shoulder.

From The Goose Man by Porterfield, Allen Wilson

Was it because he had been a "cage man" too long, always taking orders, always acquiescing subserviently, never asserting?

From Skinner's Dress Suit by Wilson, F. Vaux (Francis Vaux)