Example Sentences

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The City manager's blood pressure spiked again when Semenyo shot tamely at Pope from a good position, but City survived the tense finale to keep the pressure on Arsenal.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Bangladesh folded tamely with leg-spinner Fahima Khatun waging a lone battle.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

By this standard, O’Hara is proceeding quite tamely.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2025

Iyer, having already been dropped, flicked to short fine leg and Axar tamely punted to long-on to give Santner and Bracewell a further wicket each.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2025

But Aurelia’s hand was round his collar, and he followed her as tamely as any dog into the unknown.

From "Tiger, Tiger" by Lynne Reid Banks