meek

Bangs were for the meek, the insecure, those with something to hide — or alternatively those going through some kind of life crisis.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

These are from the Sermon on the Mount, where Jesus blesses the poor, the meek and the peacemakers, and then calls on his followers to turn the other cheek and love their enemies.

From Salon ● Jul. 1, 2026

As imagined by director Travis Knight—best known for another toys-to-screen saga, 2018’s “Transformers” sequel “Bumblebee”—and a battalion of screenwriters, the new He-Man, lost prince from the planet Eternia, is a meek cubicle dweller named Adam.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026

A pope’s main role is to bear witness to the words of Christ, who said far more about taking care of the meek and turning the other cheek than he did about waging war.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

My mother was named Hudis and she was the exact opposite of him, gentle and meek.

From "The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother" by James McBride

First, riverbank lupine snuck into the garden on a mislabeled seed package, swamping meeker plants.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2023

After Jane Cleveland’s husband is installed as vicar in a village church, Jane is introduced to a Miss Doggett, a robust woman who bosses around the meeker parishioners.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 14, 2022

But Asian American food is not the Westernization of Asian flavor, like the sweet tikka masalas and sticky General Tsos adapted for a presumed meeker American palate.

From Salon ● May 26, 2022

But the evening quickly becomes awkward, as the incorrigible alpha male Lucas teases and pokes at the meeker Adam, making unreasonable demands on him and Eva until Adam finally breaks and spills some embarrassing secrets.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2022

Back from her forehead meek, The meeker for its crown, a veil descended, While streamed the red robe to the foot snow-white Sandalled in gold.

From Legends of the Saxon Saints by Aubrey De Vere

Last are the mammals, from the mightiest Javan rhinoceros to the meekest mountain pygmy possum.

From New York Times ● Mar. 29, 2023

The 2020 high school football season has ended in West Virginia with the meekest of whimpers.

From Washington Times ● Dec. 2, 2020

I witnessed her open her eyes and says in the meekest whisper of a voice: “I want to get off this merry-go-round. I want to go home.”

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2020

The lead Heather is fat-positive, the henchman is genderqueer, and the meekest member is a black lesbian.

From Salon ● Mar. 21, 2019

It had long seemed a curious contradiction to Palmer, that among the three kids rollicking on the field, Henry was the tallest yet also the meekest.

From "Wringer" by Jerry Spinelli