obedience
Example Sentences
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The Guards Corps said in a statement it was "ready for complete obedience and self-sacrifice in carrying out the divine commands" of the younger Khamenei.
From Barron's • Mar. 8, 2026
It is about the importance to society of “obedience to the unenforceable”: “the obedience of a man to that which he cannot be forced to obey.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026
In Nazi Germany, for instance, soldiers took a “holy oath” of “unconditional obedience to the Leader of the German Reich and people, Adolf Hitler, supreme commander of the armed forces.”
From Slate • Nov. 21, 2025
Their power to keep a country functioning, he stresses, relies on the cooperation and obedience of those they govern.
From Salon • Sep. 30, 2025
“It is earned through obedience and good behavior, but you’ve failed in your duties. What should be done with a boy who sneaks around and takes things the others don’t have?”
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
Vocabulary lists containing obedience
The Mayflower Compact (1620)
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"The Tragedy of Macbeth," Vocabulary from Act 2
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The Miracle Worker
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