harmless

Example Sentences

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The images that took her voice were, by any platform's definition, harmless.

From BBC • Jun. 21, 2026

Wildlife experts say human-bear conflicts are the result of people moving deeper into the wildlands, and that bears that wander into neighborhoods are often harmless and easy to frighten.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2026

This kind of misinformation is not a harmless error.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The colourfully lit machines, often seen drawing people like moths to a flame, have come under regulatory scrutiny this month, as officials raised addiction concerns over the seemingly harmless games.

From Barron's • May 31, 2026

If anyone had become harmless at that time it was the aging and disillusioned Colonel Aureliano Buendía, who was slowly losing all contact with the reality of the nation.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez