milquetoast
Example Sentences
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But one can argue that Adjani couldn’t have gotten there without the slightly milquetoast banality of her character’s husband, played by Neill as one of the least exciting on-screen spies of the 1980s.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
The 85-year-old label, tagged by the Observer as once being “synonymous with a particularly milquetoast suburban sensibility,” today posts fast-growing sales among famously fickle Gen Z shoppers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 25, 2026
When longtime announcer Don Pardo asks Kroeger’s milquetoast contender, “When is the next reappearance of Halley’s Comet scheduled?” a buzzer instantly cuts him off.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026
Like King, the Bainbridge pastor was not advocating a milquetoast approach to governing.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 14, 2024
O’Reilly’s replacement was Tucker Carlson, who, at the time, was probably best known as the boyish, milquetoast former co-host of Crossfire.
From Slate ● Apr. 24, 2023
