harmless
Example Sentences
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The First Amendment prevents government censorship, but one reason there are social penalties, including criticism, shunning and firing for hateful rhetoric, is that it is not, in fact, harmless.
From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026
Had anyone involved in perpetuating it stopped to consider that it wasn’t harmless?
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
These weekends felt harmless at first and, perhaps you paid your way by taking care of dinners, which could almost cost as much as $500 over the course of two days.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 21, 2026
The Environmental Protection Agency says the bugs, which are largely harmless, will leave eventually.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
These harmless inanities, far preferable to silence, allowed Robbie to retreat behind a mask of amused attention.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
