How to Use nonaggressive in a Sentence

nonaggressive

adjective

• While the idea of encouraging bees in yards may be a no-go for some afraid of stings, native Wisconsin bees are nonaggressive.
  — Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2021
• Fill it with a variety of nonaggressive fish—like neon and cardinal tetras—and cute aquarium decor.
  — Popsci Commerce Team, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2020
• Another issue has been less addressed: the right to a nonaggressive seatmate.
  — Michael Milne, Philly.com, 27 Oct. 2017
• Now fliers also must sign a document saying the animal will be well-behaved and nonaggressive in the cabin, and provide proof of health and vaccinations at least 48 hours ahead of the trip.
  — Mary Forgione, latimes.com, 25 Jan. 2018
• Leashed, well-behaved, nonaggressive dogs with proof of current immunizations are welcome at Pet Con.
  — Madeline McKenzie, The Seattle Times, 31 May 2017
• Think: kind gestures that are nonaggressive, noncommittal, and sans heavy emotions.
  — Liana Satenstein, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2018
• Dogs deemed nonaggressive, and proven licensed and vaccinated, are welcome.
  — Carson Griffith, Town & Country, 27 May 2014
• Four years earlier, he had been treated for stage 1 prostate cancer, a disease so prevalent and nonaggressive that the U.S. government no longer recommends routine screening for it.
  — David Gerber, STAT, 5 Apr. 2018
• The department will investigate incidents of force used against nonaggressive people at the protests to make sure officers were within the department’s policies, Pazen said.
  — Elise Schmelzer, The Denver Post, 2 June 2020
• Wild canids that were affable, nonaggressive, less threatening were able to draw nearer to human communities.
  — Daniel Dorsa, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Nov. 2020
• Practically all Asian Americans, but elderly men in particular, are often viewed as nonaggressive, meek and unable or unwilling to fight back, in contrast to men of other races.
  — Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation, 19 Mar. 2021
• Fortunately, fatalities are fairly rare; the spiders are nonaggressive and bite only in self-defense, such as when someone accidentally sits on them.
  — Tim MacWelch, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2019
• The government remained relatively quiet during Trump’s political ascendancy, and even after his election, adopting a nonaggressive approach in the face of the fear and anxiety permeating the nation.
  — Azam Ahmed, Orange County Register, 24 Jan. 2017
• With testosterone treatment, though, these nonaggressive animals became aggressive.
  — Emily Willingham, Scientific American, 3 Aug. 2020

Last Updated: 13 Sep 2024