obedience

Example Sentences

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It felt like he had that level of power, and everyone essentially acquiesced and you had this sort of anticipatory obedience.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Padrino was one of few close Maduro allies to have remained in the interim government, having sworn "loyalty and absolute obedience" to Rodriguez.

From Barron's • Mar. 18, 2026

Vince Gilligan chewed over the concept behind “Pluribus” for most of a decade, nullifying any theories that the show is commenting on our culture’s lurch into blind obedience to authoritarianism.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

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 • Nov. 27, 2025

“All dis bowin’ down, all dis obedience under yo’ voice—dat ain’t whut Ah rushed off down de road tuh find out about you.”

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston