And conscious that she could not control the will now thoroughly aroused, Ottila bent before it as if meekly ready to hear all things for love's sake.
There is nothing for me to do but submit; manfully if I must, meekly if I can; and this short exile will prepare me for the longer one to come.
There she saw the Arab and his friend walking leisurely along as if in earnest converse, while Azinte followed meekly behind.
When it was explained to him that it would be for Obo's advantage to be left alone with his mother for a time, he arose, bowed his head, and meekly followed his friends out of the room.
Had I not known of the conquest of Goldstein by this boy, who issued orders which the manager of the Continental meekly obeyed, I would have laughed at his proposition.
When the boy enters the office of the great film company he dictates to the manager, who meekly obeys him.
Vice-Warden, as the old Beggar shook the water from his ragged cloak, and again gazed meekly upwards.
The Professor left his distinguished pupil standing at the door, and meekly returned.
I said, as meekly as I could, that I didn't expect it, but it was the only way of going to a dinner-party that I really enjoyed.
He couldn't well change it on the journey," the Professor meekly replied, "because of the luggage.
Agáfya talked gravely and meekly to Liza, as though she felt that it was not for her to utter such lofty and sacred words.
The clock has struck nine,' returned the secretary, with meekly folded hands.
You were saying'-- Gashford meekly shrugged his shoulders, and looking on the ground again, was silent.
She might not know that Senator Gossitch ate meekly from the great man's hand, and speciously represented to his dignified colleagues that the benefits of high protective duties were for "the people" of the United States.
He needed not to yield his meekly couched desires to the law-builders whom his ballot helped select; he himself launched those legislators, and gave them their steering charts.
The child meekly raised his eyes, and encountered those of Mr. Bumble.
Oliver lingered no longer, but meekly followed his new mistress.
He might as well go home, and take his place meekly by the fireside.
It was a long time before Gay could screw her courage to the point of following Kitty meekly down-stairs, and in the meantime Lucy took an effective way to make him forget his inhospitable reception.
Then the Saint mounted and led off the procession, the dragon following meekly in the company of the Boy, while the thirsty spectators kept at a respectful interval behind.
My nose is cold,” he meekly cried; “Oh, let me warm it by thy side!
There is something very appealing about the donkey, a patient little beast of burden, meekly bearing his saddle.
Then Omney meekly admitted that Tally must be right in his intuitions.
Meekly he had obeyed her, his own proud spirit bent before her grief.
For sure, Sir Humphrey," echoed Mittachip, who was meekly following his Honour's lead across the road to where their horses were in readiness for them.
Think of that simple young girl in her obscurity having flashed before her the certainty that her name would be repeated with blessing till the world's end, and then thus meekly laying her honours down at God's feet.
She does not think so much of the stupendous fact as of her own meekly exultant heart, and of God, to whom its outgoings turn.
He passed up the painter as meekly as any cooing dove, and when Darius ordered him to come over the rail, he made all haste to obey the command.
Jerry was right, and I meekly followed him to the commodore's cabin, where we saw Darius hob-nobbing with Joshua Barney as if they were two old cronies.
As the boat drew nearer, I discovered this figure to be a man in Spanish half-armour, and the head of this man was bowedmeekly upon steel-clad breast like one overcome with great weariness.
The colonel waited a second while a glare melted into a smile, and then backed meekly into the arms stretched high to hold his alpaca coat.
To watch the eye whose proud glance has flashed over the mail-clad squadrons now bending meekly beneath the look of some timid girl; to hear the voice that, high above the battle or the breeze, has shouted the hoarse word "Charge!
You shall see how meekly he will kiss my hand, and with what unbending reserve I'll receive him.
They bent meekly down, their heads bowed upon their bosoms, while with muttering voices each offered up his prayer.
Herbert came up and from a distance saw John stand very meekly with bowed head; and presently he turned away when the angry woman departed, and Herbert heard him sigh very heavily.
He sinned, though not so grievously as we thought, he suffered grievously, and he took his suffering as meekly as the little child of whom the dear Lord said that of such was the Kingdom.
And if any shall begin to gainsay thee, and quarrel with thee about it; wilt thou quarrel with him again, or rather go on meekly as thou hast begun, until thou hast numbered out every letter?
For a moment the dimples had actually composed themselves, and there was a light of high dignity in the eye, as the candidate extended her hand for the diploma and stood meekly while the silken collar was placed about her neck.
John colored slightly at the thrust of that name Ursus, but looked Mr. Mitchell fairly and meekly in the eye and answered: "Yes, sir.
Mrs. Wragge crossed her helpless hands on her lap, and melted meekly into tears.
His thin flaxen mustaches were no longer pragmatically waxed and twisted into a curl: their weak feathery ends hung meekly pendent over the querulous corners of his mouth.
She was deeply interested in Captain Wragge's conversation, and meekly disappointed to find it turn on general subjects, to the exclusion of science.
I don't know," said Mrs. Wragge, meekly taking refuge in the negative side of the question this time.
Glad, of course," echoed the giantess of the amber satin, more meekly than ever.
It was obviously out of the question for the king of England meekly to permit the French monarch to extend his control directly over the people of Guienne, and yet this was the constant aim of Philip the Fair[179] and his successors.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "meekly" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: gently; humbly; meekly; mildly; modestly; quietly
