unthreatening

Example Sentences

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And as unthreatening as she is, that in and of itself is threatening.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

She was aspirationally fit but unthreatening and strikingly self-assured.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Flashbacks illustrate who Gacy’s victims were to the people who knew and loved them, landing on the more sensitive and sensible view that they saw Gacy as trustworthy, upstanding, and therefore unthreatening.

From Salon • Oct. 29, 2025

Sam Cook, on debut, did little to suggest England were wrong to overlook his strong domestic form for so long and Gus Atkinson was largely unthreatening.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

The correct means to overcome a kelpie is to get a bridle over its head with a Placement Charm, which renders it docile and unthreatening.

From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling