passivity
Example Sentences
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The shah had offered cultural freedom and economic opportunity, hoping for political passivity but getting mass demonstrations instead.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
At first I couldn’t come up with even a basic story idea, but in a stroke of visionary passivity, I outsourced the job to Sora’s famous cousin, ChatGPT.
From Barron's • Dec. 12, 2025
I’m willing to blame some of that passivity on his head injury, but it’s hard to care about a character who only has a personality for three minutes.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2025
This claim of passivity kidded nobody except maybe himself.
From Slate • Jun. 16, 2025
He enjoys the passivity of sitting in a classroom again, listening to an instructor, being told what to do.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
Vocabulary lists containing passivity
Unit 3: Compelling Evidence
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Elie Wiesel's "Hope, Despair and Memory" (1986)
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The Bluest Eye
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