obedience

Example Sentences

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Using songs based on real Shaker hymns, the movie’s most technically ambitious and narratively gratifying scenes depict these vigorous motions as communal expressions of hunger, obedience, grief, devotion and ecstasy.

From Los Angeles Times

But isn’t there risk on the other side—on the side of obedience when a service member is unsure whether an order is lawful?

From The Wall Street Journal

A man who valued loyalty and obedience above all other traits had no tool to command it except money.

From Literature

In a society still influenced by Confucian values such as righteousness and obedience, mental health issues remain heavily stigmatised and many experience feelings of shame or social judgement.

From BBC

“When he was younger, way before we knew we were doing this, he had some basic obedience training,” Fischer noted.

From Salon