| When America's most powerful female political commentator notes that female submissiveness is the new sexy, then inevitably the fur will fly. |
| The modulation from aggrieved femininity to fawning submissiveness in her wooing is masterfully handled. |
| True womanhood emphasized the qualities of piety, purity, maternity, submissiveness, virtue, and domesticity. |
| Somebody claiming to detect a divine design in respect of himself may phrase the idea in terms of humility, even submissiveness. |
| Removing one's footwear before entering a home or a temple before worship denotes a sign of respect, humility and submissiveness. |
| Bringing up the subject of his infidelity would violate norms of reservedness and submissiveness. |
