tame
adjective
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated.
tamely
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a word derived from
tame.
Example Sentences
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The man who somehow got out to a Marnus Labuschagne bouncer in Sydney tamely holed out for 25 on Friday morning when there was an opportunity for a much bigger contribution.
From BBC ● Aug. 22, 2026
Sri Lanka, in reply, were never in the hunt and folded tamely for 164 as Ecclestone spun a web around their batters.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2025
Bangladesh folded tamely with leg-spinner Fahima Khatun waging a lone battle.
From Barron's ● Oct. 10, 2025
Ollie Pope was out to his sixth ball of the day for 106, edging a cut off Krishna, while Stokes was circumspect for 20 before tamely poking Mohammed Siraj behind.
From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2025
Everybody had a share, and men got fat and moved about tamely ,with toothpicks in their greasy lips.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
