unthreatening
Example Sentences
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Taylor adapts to the volatile situation as he always has, serving as the unthreatening beta, eventually earning Dee’s trust and friendship.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 24, 2026
She was aspirationally fit but unthreatening and strikingly self-assured.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
Flashbacks illustrate who Gacy’s victims were to the people who knew and loved them, landing on the more sensitive and sensible view that they saw Gacy as trustworthy, upstanding, and therefore unthreatening.
From Salon ● Oct. 29, 2025
Pakistan mustered a rather unthreatening total of 241 after they won the toss and batted first, lacking power, intent and belief against a disciplined India attack.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2025
The correct means to overcome a kelpie is to get a bridle over its head with a Placement Charm, which renders it docile and unthreatening.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
