tameness

Example Sentences

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But there’s also some solid evidence that humans domesticated ourselves, selecting tameness over aggression.

From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026

We were selecting dogs for docility and tameness, but these traits were genetically linked to the tail-wagging behavior.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 16, 2024

Garcia attributed much of this year’s tameness to the rains, which ended the “off the charts” dryness that had plagued the landscape in recent years, priming it to burn.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 4, 2023

But this relative tameness is also a matter of Mr. Butler and Mr. Hall’s interpretation.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2018

While I was focused on Public Allies, Barack had settled into what was—by his standard, anyway—a period of relative tameness and predictability.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama