noncombative

Example Sentences

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After she responds by asking, in a flat, noncombative tone, “Do your children not understand what a pun is?,”

From Slate • May 4, 2026

But despite these jabs, Smith remains unmistakably noncombative.

From New York Times • Jul. 22, 2020

I told her, in the most noncombative way I could, that he wasn’t.

From New York Times • Oct. 7, 2016

"One of the reasons that he is so cool and noncombative is that he learned to deal with this teasing culture," said Ikranagara.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2010

Not only were they essentially gentle and noncombative, but their delicate bodies could not stand the strains of spaceflight.

From The Lani People by Bone, Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin)