submissive

Example Sentences

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Its subtitle, about awakening and survival, underlines Mrie’s trajectory from submissive daughter to political actor and skilled observer.

From Los Angeles Times

Social media’s entire “tradwife” genre is about professional content creators pretending to be submissive housewives to sell advertising.

From Salon

In reality, this win against a submissive Spurs was simply a step on the road from Anfield's anticipation to the glorious realisation that the prize was theirs.

From BBC

But I don’t think most people are being willfully submissive to tech, only that they seek beauty in the wrong places.

From Salon

It's unlikely that women will encounter tradwife content and decide to quit their jobs to be submissive housewives.

From Salon