mild-mannered
Example Sentences
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Sunhyeji is paired with Minho, a 32-year-old mild-mannered civil servant.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Also according to legend, there was a mild-mannered, nurturant, exception: John Chapman, the itinerant Swedenborgian Christian preacher and horticulturalist better known as Johnny Appleseed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
Through interviews, legal analysis, and archival research, the mild-mannered Westerner emerges as the court’s most unpredictable—and most important—sitting justice.
From Slate ● May 13, 2026
A mild-mannered pastor, Kenny appears to be the reason for the taming — Shyanne doesn’t want to scare him off by showing too much of her real self.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 21, 2026
The man fell back, and his pinscher dæmon, who had been baring her teeth at the mild-mannered golden monkey, instantly cowered and tucked her tail stump as low as it would go.
From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman
