mild-mannered
Example Sentences
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Sitting across from the mild-mannered Gadd, the magnitude of his transformation on screen for “Half Man” becomes even more impressive.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026
The mild-mannered yet imposingly masculine Andrew is quietly appealing as he deals with his erratic wife’s sudden tantrums and plate-shattering outbursts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
The enigmatic Liz is mild-mannered and quiet, but her ideas are anything but.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2025
On the bench, Kennedy quickly developed a reputation for being mild-mannered, polite, and pragmatic.
From Slate • Oct. 21, 2025
Though he seemed like a mild-mannered man, more like a middle- aged storekeeper than a Marine, I also saw what he looked like when he was angry.
From "Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two" by Joseph Bruchac
