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Definition of dutifully in English: dutifullyadverb ˈdjuːtɪf(ə)liˈdʒuːtɪf(ə)liˈd(j)udəfəli 1In a conscientious or obedient manner. I dutifully reported the accident I dutifully obeyed his instructions Example sentencesExamples - All of these aspects of Pemberley's business were handled efficiently and dutifully by her husband.
- He conducted his diocesan visitations regularly and dutifully.
- Despite her shock and outrage, she dutifully sticks by Frank's side as he sees a psychiatrist.
- So during the war of independence, the Chilean rural population fought dutifully side by side with the local national elite against the Spanish army.
- She dutifully attends sessions, where she prepares meals for her therapist.
- Instead, dutifully, I do my homework.
- Gus, a handsome, kind, but slightly slow lad, loves his father and dutifully follows his commands.
- Frank and Buster dutifully flew their airplane between their homestead and the town, looking for people to help.
- Dutifully and respectfully, he signs for each person, even until the wee hours of the morning if need be.
- We go to Mass, receive the sacraments, and pray dutifully every day.
- 1.1 In a manner motivated by duty rather than desire or enthusiasm.
we all dutifully applauded the support act she listened dutifully to Nate's excited talk Example sentencesExamples - When he clowned people laughed dutifully, when he cut a caper they applauded reverentially.
- Both had brought contingents of their supporters who clapped dutifully, but the hostility of large sections of the audience was palpable.
- I should have thrown them in the bin and rustled up hash and eggs but instead we munched dutifully through the tasteless things.
- Young James watched dutifully with his parents but one would suspect that his interest lay more in the wheelhouse and pressing buttons.
- Less than two weeks from now, as voters dutifully trudge to those polls, it is unlikely that there will be much brooding about the future of Western civilization.
- We dutifully recite those words at Mass, maybe thinking about what we'll eat for lunch.
- I looked dutifully at the salad bar, thought worse of it, and went for a hot lunch instead.
- It was cold, wet and windy but I plodded dutifully from one shop to the next, picking up brochures and chatting up assistants.
- Every so often, we hear it's imminent and columnists like myself dutifully churn out our ' Can we trust them? '
- The unwished-for hospitality of a tiresome old lady, on the other hand, must be repaid dutifully several times over.
Definition of dutifully in US English: dutifullyadverbˈd(y)o͞odəfəlēˈd(j)udəfəli 1In a conscientious or obedient manner. I dutifully reported the accident I dutifully obeyed his instructions Example sentencesExamples - We go to Mass, receive the sacraments, and pray dutifully every day.
- She dutifully attends sessions, where she prepares meals for her therapist.
- Instead, dutifully, I do my homework.
- Despite her shock and outrage, she dutifully sticks by Frank's side as he sees a psychiatrist.
- Dutifully and respectfully, he signs for each person, even until the wee hours of the morning if need be.
- Gus, a handsome, kind, but slightly slow lad, loves his father and dutifully follows his commands.
- So during the war of independence, the Chilean rural population fought dutifully side by side with the local national elite against the Spanish army.
- Frank and Buster dutifully flew their airplane between their homestead and the town, looking for people to help.
- All of these aspects of Pemberley's business were handled efficiently and dutifully by her husband.
- He conducted his diocesan visitations regularly and dutifully.
- 1.1 In a manner motivated by duty rather than desire or enthusiasm.
we all dutifully applauded the support act she listened dutifully to Nate's excited talk Example sentencesExamples - The unwished-for hospitality of a tiresome old lady, on the other hand, must be repaid dutifully several times over.
- Young James watched dutifully with his parents but one would suspect that his interest lay more in the wheelhouse and pressing buttons.
- Both had brought contingents of their supporters who clapped dutifully, but the hostility of large sections of the audience was palpable.
- I looked dutifully at the salad bar, thought worse of it, and went for a hot lunch instead.
- I should have thrown them in the bin and rustled up hash and eggs but instead we munched dutifully through the tasteless things.
- We dutifully recite those words at Mass, maybe thinking about what we'll eat for lunch.
- Less than two weeks from now, as voters dutifully trudge to those polls, it is unlikely that there will be much brooding about the future of Western civilization.
- Every so often, we hear it's imminent and columnists like myself dutifully churn out our ' Can we trust them? '
- It was cold, wet and windy but I plodded dutifully from one shop to the next, picking up brochures and chatting up assistants.
- When he clowned people laughed dutifully, when he cut a caper they applauded reverentially.
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