benign
Example Sentences
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But if the questions were innocent, the agents weren’t always so benign.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
A less benign shock came in the 1980s with the savings-and-loan crisis.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 28, 2026
At the time, those words were a benign, almost bland sentiment about academic freedom.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
"And I never get involved in one camp or the other, except as a benign figure I hope."
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Construction of the Mines Building had gone smoothly, thanks to a winter that by Chicago standards had been mercifully benign.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing benign
The Giver
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To Kill a Mockingbird
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Take the Bad with the Good: Bene and Mal
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