meekly

Example Sentences

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“That’s what the doctor says,” Ray J replied meekly, then seemingly grew frustrated as his friend talked loudly over him and insisted he was going to live long enough to see his children’s children.

From Los Angeles Times

The question is whether the party now meekly succumbs to the browbeating:

From The Wall Street Journal

They were having a go at Mr. Pinkerton, I explained meekly, and all I wanted to do was set them right.

From Literature

Makeshift opener Travis Head hit an explosive 69-ball century to power Australia to victory in a high-octane first Ashes Test on Saturday after a shell-shocked England meekly surrendered in the Perth Stadium cauldron.

From Barron's

Makeshift opener Travis Head smacked an explosive 69-ball century to power Australia to victory in a high-octane first Ashes Test on Saturday as England meekly surrendered in the Perth Stadium cauldron.

From Barron's