passive resistance
Example Sentences
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Let's hope we see more passive resistance coming from the rest of the federal employees.
From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2024
The group’s fliers, quoting from Goethe, Schiller, Aristotle, Lao Tzu and the Bible, urged passive resistance and sabotage of the Nazi project.
From New York Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
He took his pacifism to the civil rights movement, where he helped solidify the Gandhi-like strategy of passive resistance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2022
Bringing this up elicits a lot of anger or passive resistance.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 7, 2022
The Negro’s feeling of utter hopelessness is here replaced by a determined spirit of passive resistance.
From "Black Like Me" by John Howard Griffin
