meekly bowed to his wishes. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"And did you give in meekly to a morbid whim like that?" asked Eric impatiently. From Wordnik.com. [Kilmeny of the Orchard] Reference
"It was fresh from the oven," explained Martin meekly. From Wordnik.com. [Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard] Reference
'It was fresh from the oven,' explained Martin meekly. From Wordnik.com. [Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard] Reference
Mrs. Graves breathed Mrs. Hall's name meekly to her husband. From Wordnik.com. [Tess of the Storm Country] Reference
You wait days to see the word "meekly" in print, and then it crops up twice at once. From Wordnik.com. [Meekly does it] Reference
Delport also took a side-swipe at the Democratic Party saying the DP "meekly" toed the ANC line. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Foster kind of meekly taps with his gavel-pitty-pat, pitty-pat. From Wordnik.com. [Dallas Observer | Complete Issue] Reference
They are betting that Conservatives will "meekly" obey THEIR new laws. From Wordnik.com. Reference
When Danielle complains, the headwaiter shrugs meekly. From Wordnik.com. [If A Movie Usher Answers...] Reference
Not every conservative outrage must be meekly appeased. From Wordnik.com. [Barack Obama's White House bows to the conservatives again] Reference
"Please not to ask me about it," said the child, meekly. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
But the Scottish aren't taking these browbeatings meekly. From Wordnik.com. [Mad As Hell] Reference
"Please, ma'am, I didn't mean to do it," she said meekly. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls at Wild Rose Lodge Or, the hermit of Moonlight falls] Reference
"What could I do, compared to him?" answered Mary, meekly. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
"Not much, but something I do know," answered the child meekly. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
That may be why manufacturers have greeted the new rules meekly. From Wordnik.com. [A Junk Heap To Cherish] Reference
Mary arose meekly, and sitting down on the bed, began to arrange. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
"" I'd appreciate anything you can do, officer, '' I said meekly. From Wordnik.com. [A Case Of Mistaken Identity] Reference
Others stating, meekly, how not all Americans were for this war. From Wordnik.com. [Baghdad] Reference
If you submit meekly, it may be I can talk to someone and save you. From Wordnik.com. [Valley of the Croen] Reference
'I wished to do so,' replied the guest meekly, 'but you forbade me.'. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
Handy meekly, as he placed the invalid's hand back under the coverlet. From Wordnik.com. [A Pirate of Parts] Reference
He meekly resigned, and there were no howls of outrage from his admirers. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Rodham Powell?] Reference
Or rather blew them meekly in a shame ring across the counter of the cafe. From Wordnik.com. [Laura Solon: My Edinburgh] Reference
Her eyes filled, and meekly folding her hands she held them toward her father. From Wordnik.com. [The Old Homestead] Reference
I was meekly silent; -- plainly, if she was to talk, every one else must listen. From Wordnik.com. [The Beetle] Reference
When he is smitten on one cheek, he wins his foe by meekly turning the other cheek. From Wordnik.com. [When the Holy Ghost is Come] Reference
Poor, timid mortals! they only heard the words, and meekly folded their hands and went. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 109, November, 1866] Reference
This Caimacan, being a sort of great man's great man, is apt not to bear his honours meekly. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847] Reference
He drops the cup, wipes his fingers on his crisp, white shirt and meekly submits his hands to her. From Wordnik.com. [Mob] Reference
The fourth suspect, a 30-year-old clerk named Chiu Hoi-yin, now sits meekly next to Cheng in the dock. From Wordnik.com. [Blowing The Whistle] Reference
As I walked meekly beside the deputy, he grabbed my upper arm and raised it to where my shoulder hurt. From Wordnik.com. [Rev. Peter Morales: Handcuffs, Hangman and Jesus: Reflections on My Arrest at the SB 1070 Protests in Phoenix] Reference
I meekly asked if I could put on some shoes, then trudged down the stairs after him and into the parking lot. From Wordnik.com. [Sergeant Friday, Where Are You?] Reference
At one dinner party given by columnist Joseph Alsop in the 1960s, Mrs. Graham finally, and at first meekly, rebelled. From Wordnik.com. [Remembering Katharine Graham] Reference
Heralded as Operation Restore Hope, it ended up months later in a tragedy known as "Black Hawk Down," and the U.S. meekly withdrew. From Wordnik.com. [A Familiar Tragedy] Reference
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