subservient

Example Sentences

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"Like Musharraf, he has a subservient prime minister and the authority to reshape the army's structure," he said.

From Barron's • Nov. 14, 2025

All of them, he thinks, lack the rhythms of the game because, as with a pitch clock, they are “ultimately subservient to the demands of Hollywood narratives.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2025

"Whereas before, a quite subservient audience would just take what was given to them in the media, with natural scepticism, curiosity, and a greater level of information, I think people use more critical thinking."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2025

Here is a legend who spent her life subservient to her art, unable to conjure the miracles that defined her existence.

From Salon • Sep. 28, 2024

The way my mother always explained it, the traditional man wants a woman to be subservient, but he never falls in love with subservient women.

From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah