subservient

Example Sentences

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Fernandez, who was raised in Grandview, grew up seeing the way in which Latino culture placed women in subservient roles and put the needs of men over women’s autonomy and independence.

From Seattle Times

We’ve made our innate intellect subservient to smartphones and Google searches.

From Los Angeles Times

For some Catholic feminists, the new interest in Brigid reflects the liberalizing Second Vatican Council in the 1960s, which appeared to signal an end to the subservient and cloistered role of women in the church.

From New York Times

Chandler had never written for the screen, and didn’t like the idea of being subservient to a young Austrian-born Jew who had written dozens of screenplays in Berlin and Hollywood.

From New York Times

Although he is subservient to the supreme leader, the president does command some authority — within limits — as the official head of state.

From New York Times