harmless

Example Sentences

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At the same time, I have come to regard my tech tweaks as a relatively harmless nonhuman gesture.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

The treatment she developed involved gradually exposing patients to the things that, while harmless, they feared intensely.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

In a different timeline, this would be just harmless fun — a quirk of the president’s personality, nothing more.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

The MSP insisted greyhound racing was not a "harmless hobby enterprise", and added that Scotland "cannot be left behind" as other countries have banned the sport.

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026

“I won’t kill a harmless snake,” he said.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck