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dutifully

[ doo-tuh-flee, dyoo- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

in a way that is required by moral or legal obligation, societal or cultural expectations, or a person’s position or occupation:
She dutifully registered to vote and received her ballot.
The player was stunned by the trade, but he dutifully reported to Cleveland after a decade in the Manhattan limelight.

In the modern NBA where a spread offense built on outside shooting is more valuable than isolation moves, the dutiful Lee would fit in.

From Ozy

Then, as he dutifully, yet earnestly, always does, Drew comes back to a positive place: the message.

Prayer is said before meals and before bed, and they teach their children to dutifully say the same.

Every joke pretty much whizzed past its target, but the audience laughed dutifully.

The pictures were offered to UK media, who dutifully turned them down.

The audience dutifully stood and whooped, but the atmosphere was not electric.

Dutifully Lamb's goon turned and retraced his steps to the curb, holding his four-square hat carefully.

"I was but sighing as I thought of my many sins, Cid," answered the fellow, very dutifully.

Dutifully she went about her work on the farm and pursued her studies.

And then she brought him his newspaper and kissed him dutifully.

The young man kneeled and performed the service and followed the party dutifully when they moved on to the next gap.

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