slavish

Example Sentences

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She calls what she creates "poetic transformation" rather than "a slavish copy".

From BBC • Feb. 24, 2026

Self-proclaimed experts usually attract trouble through hubris, though I’ve seen bank traders and hedge fund managers annihilate themselves with slavish beliefs in trading ranges.

From Barron's • Jan. 14, 2026

Kay wants to punish Michael for his treatment of her, for his casual cruelty, for his slavish devotion to a monstrous profession.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 13, 2025

Does Moretti start knocking off Ariel’s colleagues because they’re too obsequious or not slavish enough?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 2, 2025

Anne was touched by this show of slavish devotion.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey