pay obeisance

phrase

formal

: to show or express great respect (to someone)

Examples of pay obeisance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The power of Things in Nature Merely Grow resides in her refusal to pay obeisance to words. — Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025

A little further along the corridor, hurrying to pay obeisance, was Rodrygo, another of Pérez’s employees. — Rory Smith, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024

Then, on January 28th, McCarthy travelled to Mar-a-Lago to pay obeisance and pose for a photo. — Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 19 Dec. 2022

Rhymes for pay obeisance

• complaisance
• renascence