unresisting
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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“Where did you get this sword?” she whispered to Greyback as she pulled his wand out of his unresisting grip.
From Literature
Will leapt over the last obstacle, a fallen tree trunk, and plunged the knife into the unresisting shimmer in the air.
From Literature
The situation became much more serious when the government unleashed the Berkut, its elite special forces units, against the protesters, and "Winter on Fire" features considerable footage of troops beating unarmed and unresisting protesters.
From Los Angeles Times
He robbed first a filling station and then a motel and, with the sparse cash safely pocketed, shot the unresisting attendant and manager in the head.
From The Guardian
Frail, skittery, varying widely in their register and tone, they remain unresistingly conventional.
From The Guardian
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