docile

Example Sentences

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This time they touched down on the back of a thumping 3-0 one-day defeat in New Zealand and criticism over scheduling -- just a single three-day red-ball warm-up on a docile pitch.

From Barron's • Nov. 19, 2025

After their snake handler’s docile specimen has an onset mishap, the real thing slithers into view.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2025

“And boy, if my memory serves, those droids were there just to serve humanity; so docile, nothing frightening about them.”

From Salon • Sep. 8, 2025

"He's a really cool character and even though he's docile, sometimes he can flick a switch and become the hero of the day," she said.

From BBC • Jan. 26, 2025

I found my pupil sufficiently docile, though disinclined to apply: she had not been used to regular occupation of any kind.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë