obliging
adjective
willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating.
obligingly
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a word derived from
obliging.
Example Sentences
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With this intimate, painful epiphany, the show’s larger parable about obligingly submitting to ahistorical ignorance is blunted with a spiritually benevolent ideal.
From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026
Gomina, still in his nightshirt, wanted to go to his office to change into uniform, and Tigri obligingly offered an escort.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026
He simmered on the Wembley touchline as he watched his team fold obligingly in the face of torrential English pressure.
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2025
SpaceX appealed to the 5th Circuit Court, which obligingly ordered the case returned to Texas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2024
He shed his traveling coat, which Aunt Kate took obligingly and folded over her arm.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
