well-tamed
- a word derived from tamed.
Example Sentences
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Besides the cool ride, those who survive can seek out in the Jurassic area an encounter with fairly well-tamed, 9-foot-tall Velociraptors looking for a pat on the snout.
From Washington Times • Apr. 16, 2016
In contrast to the city around it, the compound has well-tamed gardens and an open-air gallery painted with Buddhist and Hindu legends depicting tigers, monkeys, sailors, warriors and intricate tales of honor and loss.
From New York Times • May 13, 2015
Good are well-tamed mules, and good are Scindian steeds of lineage famed; Good indeed the mighty tusker; best of all the man self-tamed.
From The Buddha's Path of Virtue A Translation of the Dhammapada by Woodward, Frank Lee
What is it you want of your well-tamed Nello?
From Romola by Eliot, George
Alcibiade is decidedly the lion of the evening, and bears his honours gracefully, like a well-tamed creature.
From A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France by Duthie, William
