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Main Entry:
o·be·di·ent
[
oh-
bee
-dee-
uh
nt
]
/
oʊˈbi
di
ənt
/
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Part of Speech:
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Example Sentences
They were quiet,
obedient
and extremely well behaved.
Some governments covertly harp on this naive adage to coerce their people to be
obedient
citizens.
The emperor was asked by the foreigner how he menages to keep an
obedient
society.
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They were quiet,
obedient
and extremely well behaved.
Some governments covertly harp on this naive adage to coerce their people to be
obedient
citizens.
The emperor was asked by the foreigner how he menages to keep an
obedient
society.
We got a trainer that came to the house and she is
obedient
now and listens to commands.
But she knows which side her biscuit is buttered on and is extremely
obedient
.
Obedient
and disciplined are not necessarily militaristically imposed as you seem to think.
Rebels and cynics don't adapt as well to enforced conformity as
obedient
apple polishers.
She won't look at us much, and is shaky and nervous sometimes, even though she remains perfectly
obedient
.
Her sister suggested she lose weight and be more
obedient
.
Firms trying to dream up new kinds of financial derivatives need employees who are inventive rather than
obedient
.
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