Definition of NONTHREATENING

Examples of nonthreatening in a Sentence

It's best to approach the dog in a calm, nonthreatening way.

Recent Examples on the Web

Politicians able to articulate a vision of this future that is inclusive, inspiring, and nonthreatening — the mixture Obama sought in 2008 — will reap massive rewards. — Ezra Klein, Vox, "White threat in a browning America," 30 July 2018 Europe may come apart at the seams because the cumulative effect of accepting nonthreatening refugees daily poses a major threat to Western cohesion, values, resources and fiscal health. — WSJ, "Consider the Assimilationablity of Refugees," 8 Nov. 2018 Worse, the latest research suggests that only 27% of American women know how to apply eyeliner in a cohesive, nonthreatening fashion. — Joe Queenan, WSJ, "Grungy and Unkempt in the U.S.A.," 12 July 2018 This account — which, again, comes from Miller himself — shows a high-level presidential adviser responding to a completely nonviolent and nonthreatening gesture by throwing away his own food. — Jonathan Chait, Daily Intelligencer, "Stephen Miller Owned the Libs by Throwing Away His Own Sushi," 9 July 2018 Bust out the sparklers, bang snaps and other nonthreatening fireworks. — Michelle Jenkins, idahostatesman, "Big July Calendar: Month is lit with fireworks, comic con and the Canyon County Fair," 28 June 2018 The ball soared of Clemens’ bat, a seemingly nonthreatening fly to deep left. — Nick Moyle, San Antonio Express-News, "Bocchi, Clemens lead Texas to CWS for 36th time," 11 June 2018 In the Colorado legal world, Gorsuch was known as a menschy and nonthreatening Republican. — Simon Van Zuylen-wood, Daily Intelligencer, "How Neil Gorsuch Became the Second-Most-Polarizing Man in Washington," 28 May 2018 Police agencies can walk away if the individual seems nonthreatening, and hospitals can discharge patients after a medical assessment and before a psychiatric assessment can be made. — Thomas Curwen, latimes.com, "Should California expand what it means to be 'gravely disabled'?," 18 Apr. 2018

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