servility
Example Sentences
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The abject servility with which Pierce’s Willy rushes to retrieve the lighter that Howard has dropped on the floor, speaks volumes about powerlessness.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2022
They don’t like the rough way the Stork treats Balram, whose practiced servility makes them a little uncomfortable.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2021
What level of friendliness, of servility are you expecting from restaurant staff?
From Salon • Jul. 25, 2020
This process has a number of steps — the stages of servility.
From Washington Post • Aug. 26, 2019
In fact, he enjoyed the worm’s-eye view that servility offered to him.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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