slavishly

Example Sentences

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Politics is rarely pure, no successful leader has ever slavishly followed a predetermined path.

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2024

And it was, but not slavishly, just subtly.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2023

One slavishly devotes itself to meeting every hedonistic need of its human population.

From Scientific American • Nov. 7, 2023

Wall Street wobbled to a mixed close, continuing a monthslong run where it’s slavishly followed the cue of the bond market.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 23, 2023

They also know they need not shudder in fear at the thought of music- making that is not slavishly dependent on the printed page.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall