servility
Example Sentences
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By arming her mammies with revolvers, rifles and bullets, Saar turned a symbol of servility into one of militancy and power.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
But his comments during his interview with Hannity suggest that the toadying and servility Pence engaged in nearly every day as Trump’s vice president are difficult to shake.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 6, 2021
It isn’t luck, pluck or happy coincidence that propels Balram from his ragged beginnings to sleek triumph, but cunning, desperation and a coldbloodedness that can masquerade as servility.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2021
Menial piecework tasks, parceled out through apps that force workers into 12-hour days in the hopes they can eke out a living through a lifetime of endless servility.
From Salon ● Jan. 7, 2020
A complex man—as those caught between eras often are—Spaulding removed the grinning mask of servility, but could never quite put it aside.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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