passive
Example Sentences
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“It’s no easy task commanding attention in such a passive role, but Wydra does just that.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
"Strategically, this will harden Abu Dhabi's view that passive defence is not enough," Krieg said.
From Barron's • May 18, 2026
"These barriers are not just passive features of the landscape," Gong explained.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
On a never-ending feed we watch the cute and profane, sleepwalking toward an emotional state beyond shock as entertainment: the banality of passive consumption.
From Slate • May 12, 2026
The passive allows him to do so because the agent can be left unmentioned, which is impossible in the active voice.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
Vocabulary lists containing passive
Tier 2 Words for the SBAC ELA Items
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The SAT: Words to Capture Tone, List 5
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The New SAT: Words to Capture Tone
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