harmlessly
- a word derived from harmless.
Example Sentences
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That kind of dust is known to irritate the airways making it easier for bacteria to go from harmlessly sitting there to invading the body.
From BBC ● Mar. 20, 2026
Although ESBL- and CRE-producing bacteria often live harmlessly in the human gut, they can cause severe illness if they enter the urinary tract or bloodstream.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 23, 2026
If warmer oceans energize storms, couldn’t they also influence other meteorological phenomena that diverted this year’s hurricanes harmlessly out to sea?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025
The script buries its live-wire ideas harmlessly underground.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
Every projectile that hit him seemed to ricochet harmlessly off his mech’s armored body.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
