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meekness

[meek-nis] / ˈmik nɪs /


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That’s what makes McBride singularly compelling in playing her – she’s constantly holding Carol’s danger and determination under a gossamer veil of meekness.

From Salon Sep. 29, 2024

“He had a gift of meekness but also a gift of power at the same time,” his mother, Stacy, said in Ryan Lavner’s pre-Masters profile of Bennett for the Golf Channel website.

From Washington Post Apr. 7, 2023

Even musical theater titans like Rodgers and Berlin succumbed to harmonic meekness and rhythmic sclerosis as they approached their 70s.

From New York Times Apr. 4, 2023

John Paul was known as "The Smiling Pope" because of his meekness and simplicity.

From Reuters Sep. 4, 2022

He knew, too, that Daisy was teaching the children the cult of meekness.

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers




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