Example Sentences

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But there’s also some solid evidence that humans domesticated ourselves, selecting tameness over aggression.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

After all, isolated populations are generally more mild-mannered, thanks to a phenomenon known as island tameness.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 3, 2024

Darwin attributed their tameness to a lack of predators and large nonnative ungulates in their native haunts.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 29, 2024

But this relative tameness is also a matter of Mr. Butler and Mr. Hall’s interpretation.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2018

While I was focused on Public Allies, Barack had settled into what was—by his standard, anyway—a period of relative tameness and predictability.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama