obsequiously

Example Sentences

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The same Augusta National that gets obsequiously praised for its staid traditions is splitting the current tournament among a hodgepodge of providers including Amazon, ESPN, Paramount Plus and CBS.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

Johnson would "flatter him obsequiously" to get what he wanted.

From BBC • Jan. 18, 2025

He laughed easily, but not ostentatiously, or obsequiously.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 17, 2023

The more time I spent with Roderick in that life-sucking catacomb as he obsequiously pandered to his Jackie, the more I began to see the cracks in her fading infatuation.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2022

These were men of high standing and the regent received them courteously, but not obsequiously; he treated them on equal terms, as they did him.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela