obedient in a sentence
Example sentences for obedient
They were quiet, obedient and extremely well behaved.
He stared at the ball and seemed to make it obedient.
Firms trying to dream up new kinds of financial derivatives need employees who are inventive rather than obedient.
The emperor was asked by the foreigner how he menages to keep an obedient society.
Wherever you go, this obedient, intelligent ether will anticipate your needs and await your every command.
Some governments covertly harp on this naive adage to coerce their people to be obedient citizens.
But she knows which side her biscuit is buttered on and is extremely obedient.
The effect of scolding was more pronounced when the dogs were obedient, not disobedient.
We got a trainer that came to the house and she is obedient now and listens to commands.
Obedient but with a wild streak, the sled dogs are actually eager to be harnessed and start patrolling.
Obedient and disciplined are not necessarily militaristically imposed as you seem to think.
Her sister suggested she lose weight and be more obedient.
Even though your dog is obedient, it is required under ordinance that you keep your dog on a leash.
Acts of civil disobedience thrive on attempts to make them obedient.
She won't look at us much, and is shaky and nervous sometimes, even though she remains perfectly obedient.
Rebels and cynics don't adapt as well to enforced conformity as obedient apple polishers.
But his words may, of late, be falling on less obedient ears.
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