nonthreatening
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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When they occasionally interacted, Neves Valente was soft-spoken, nonthreatening and otherwise forgettable, Vicente said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025
“Anniversary” situates a nonthreatening woman as the vessel for such evil, even as Liz’s male host, Josh, starts to embody the most extreme outcomes of what she has set in motion.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
Amiable and nonthreatening, the sunny Californian had long used his people skills to make allies and build the coalitions needed to realize his goals.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2023
Four months later, the “clean team” of federal agents questioned him in what they earlier testified were nonthreatening, friendly encounters.
From New York Times • Jun. 17, 2023
He was also introduced to such nonthreatening species as pheasants, pigs, and sheep and trained to recognize other pandas as his own kind.
From "Camp Panda" by Catherine Thimmesh
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