Recent Examples on the WebRising conservative activists disdained this approach as both milquetoast and politically ineffective.—Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made By History, TIME, 10 June 2024 Likely because of the milquetoast international response to Russia’s 2008 invasion of Georgia and 2014 annexation of Crimea, Putin did not anticipate the depth of Western intelligence sharing with Kyiv or the flood of munitions into Ukraine, either.—Keith L. Carter, Foreign Affairs, 29 May 2024 Pairing him with milquetoast Jacob isn’t a compelling C-story either.—Courtney Howard, Variety, 3 May 2024 His remarks on Sunday were not those of a milquetoast.—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 25 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for milquetoast
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