meekest
- superlative of meek.
Example Sentences
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Last are the mammals, from the mightiest Javan rhinoceros to the meekest mountain pygmy possum.
From New York Times • Mar. 29, 2023
“In his interactions with the loftiest of public officials or the meekest of private figures, he hoped and sought to get at the truth,” Chris Haley said.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 15, 2021
The 2020 high school football season has ended in West Virginia with the meekest of whimpers.
From Washington Times • Dec. 2, 2020
I witnessed her open her eyes and says in the meekest whisper of a voice: “I want to get off this merry-go-round. I want to go home.”
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2020
And signed: ‘Thy everloving father, in this world and the next, author of thy being and guardian of thy virtue; in meekest love, Hugh Crain.’
From "The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson
