Sentence examples for dutiful submission from inspiring English sources

There is an uncomfortable feeling in online discussions about how to write "female characters" that some are squinting hard in their attempt to see women as people, while others are approaching the subject with the dutiful submission we bring to a meal of thrice-washed organic kale.

The niece dutifully and submissively accepts her role.

SINCE the Kosovo war began, Bulgaria and Romania have played host to a stream of grand western politicians, all dutifully thanking them for helping NATO to pound Serbia into submission.

The dutiful grandson [graphic].

In submission.

No submission.

He is dutiful.

* submission.

I was the dutiful father.

Viard was plainspoken and dutiful.

Dutiful but unenthusiastic.