| The sati is the epitome of the obedient wife, but her burning is irredeemably barbaric. |
| This fits the notion that females are socialized to be dependent and obedient, while males are socialized to be independent and self-willed. |
| If we want this province not to be the poorest of them all, let us try to be obedient, loyal, true and faithful. |
| Paternal credulity in Terence generally limits itself to mistaking undutiful sons for obedient and honest sons. |
| Anne was a queen without a king, even though she had a spouse, who played the public but informal role of a loyal and obedient subject. |
| At the Bema the clergy will sit, among the people, to listen to the Word of God in the obedient attitude of the disciples. |
