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
On No. 14, he hit this beauty to the fringe behind the green, from where it began its trip backward, waved hello past the hole and stopped obediently at five feet.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2022
You watched her blindfold Zoe, who sat obediently on your kitchen floor while Vinny quietly cut a slice from a banana, giggling and telling you to shush.
From "Goodbye Stranger" by Rebecca Stead
