obsequious

Example Sentences

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It’s going to be this obsequious, bootlicking celebration of Alito’s brilliance.

From Slate • Feb. 13, 2026

Mr. Landau may be a revered figure in the history of rock, but Mr. Cooper and Mr. Strong’s version of him reminded me of Paul Shaffer’s obsequious Artie Fufkin in “This Is Spinal Tap.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025

You need someone who has a large ego but will be obsequious.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024

I had a little go with Pi.ai myself, and I found it to be a bit obsequious, like a friend who just agrees with everything you say.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2024

If he had once been obsequious to Richard Hunt and the eastern men, he was not now.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson