unassertive
Example Sentences
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It’s a distinction that is still surprising for an organization that is far from poor and depressing for fans who have watched the team take an unassertive approach to signing baseball’s best players.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
The sun, only rarely in evidence behind gray clouds, set quickly and bade us an unassertive farewell.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2021
Without these insights, what remains is less the impression of a feminist musician than of an absent mother, neglectful friend and unassertive wife.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2020
Denon’s own D7200s share a lot of the physical qualities of the D9200s, but fail on this basic performance test with a muddling, unassertive sound signature.
From The Verge ● May 3, 2019
He wished me happy birthday and shook my hand—how feathery and unassertive his grip was—and left.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
