Sentence examples for obeisant from inspiring English sources

Mr Nicholson, who clinched his win with "obeisant" – showing deep respect – marked his victory with no hint of the grandiloquence expected of a stereotypical Scrabble champion.

The room is chic, austere, and ultimately a bore; the staff is attentive, knowledgeable, and almost uncomfortably obeisant.

The report did not point out that Congressional opponents, obeisant to the gun lobby's demands, have imposed various hobbles on the Bureau of Alcohol , Tobacco Firearms and Explosives to impede its performance.

The gun lobby previously convinced an obeisant Congress that "long guns" like military rifles and shotguns were not favored by criminals and deserved a pass at dealers supposedly catering to sportsmen.

Statehouse proponents, ever obeisant to the gun lobby, contend that anyone with a handgun license has to pass a strict state check of criminal and mental health records.

Just another intolerable example of the state's intrusion into the lives of a "blindly obeisant" population.

Ms Nicholson won the competition on 31 October with the word "obeisant", an adjective incorrectly defined as the noun "respect".

Over recent decades, few countries have been as obeisant as Britain to the values of the market – no sign there of monarchy's powers of restraint.

Mikki Nicholson, 32, won a nail-biting contest against Mark Nyman, who has claimed more than 20 major tournaments including the World Championship, with the 86-point word "obeisant" (respect), in the cliffhanger fifth game.

For a decade or more, news organisations have been obeisant to the power of corporate technology, nodding and genuflecting at the latest improbably impressive magic.

Will her devotion to progressive causes imbue her husband's campaign with badly needed passion or offend voters who expect first ladies to be obeisant sidekicks?