indocile

Example Sentences

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The Empire which made him Senator gained, however, but an indocile recruit. 

From The Ways of Men by Gregory, Eliot

The untrained and indocile youth, however, is made the subject of compulsory distribution.

From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Fetter, Frank Albert

How superior also the elevated brain of the poodle dog, when compared with that of the indocile, snarling cur!

From Buchanan's Journal of Man, February 1887 Volume 1, Number 1 by Buchanan, Joseph R. (Joseph Rodes)

We, however, thought it best to attempt no persuasion, lest we should aggravate the sullen pride of his character, and render him still more indocile for the future. 

From Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] by Huc, Evariste Regis

Over this he had wasted two days, and from that moment I saw it was useless to waste any more of my time and patience in urging a scholar so indocile for the beaten path.

From Friends in Council — First Series by Helps, Arthur, Sir