How to Use nonconfrontational in a Sentence

nonconfrontational

adjective

• Start by explaining the rules to your siblings in a nonconfrontational way.
  — Houston Chronicle, 19 May 2018
• The settlements keep the nonconfrontational Hadza and their prey away from the water.
  — Ann Gibbons, Science | AAAS, 17 May 2018
• One of the most popular nonconfrontational strategies to stop unruly customers is to cut them off.
  — Fortune, 17 Aug. 2019
• Miele was bold and unafraid of conflict, while Sutton was nonconfrontational and shy.
  — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 28 Mar. 2022
• Ask neutral, nonconfrontational questions when discussing it with the boss.
  — Sue Shellenbarger, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018
• But the English actor did it all in a nonconfrontational way, absent any outrage.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2022
• Though the students are clearly upset and their questions can be pointed, Bill does well to stay relaxed and nonconfrontational.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2021
• Aronson counsels patients on nonconfrontational ways to voice safety concerns.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021
• Ask them, in a polite and nonconfrontational manner to discontinue this behavior.
  — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2021
• But there was still a recognition, particularly law students had a certain amount of respectability if things were being done in a nonconfrontational manner.
  — Ben Crandell, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• His nonconfrontational behavior since has helped keep his approval rating around 50% -- more than most Washington politicians.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 23 June 2021
• The model was developed with the help of psychologists and takes a nonconfrontational approach to interrogations.
  — NBC News, 10 Apr. 2022
• Adding to the harm, Minnesota’s nonconfrontational culture means bystanders typically either stay silent or brush off the comments, Otiso said.
  — Pam Louwagie, Star Tribune, 15 Aug. 2020
• Like Jasmine, Gail’s way of dealing with the difficulties of her situation are to avoid them by adopting a nonconfrontational attitude.
  — Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2022
• Colleagues described her as outgoing, congenial and nonconfrontational.
  — New York Times, 14 Nov. 2019
• While pushing a deeply progressive agenda, Biden has been careful to maintain an affable, nonconfrontational posture with the GOP.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2021
• While some of his deputies were vilified, Rosselló seemed to emerge relatively unscathed, perhaps due to his friendly and nonconfrontational manner with critics, opponents, and journalists alike.
  — Michael Weissenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2019
• This is identified as repetitive, mostly nonconfrontational theft for profit, whose perpetrators strive to evade detection and keep each theft strategically below local dollar thresholds for felony larceny.
  — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2021
• On Monday, July 15, Rosselló gave a notably nonconfrontational interview to a salsa music radio station.
  — Michael Weissenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2019
• At the end of the meeting, Beijing was loudly applauded, and Chinese diplomats praised the meeting format as one based on a cooperative, nonselective and nonconfrontational approach.
  — Aaron Rhodes, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2020
• First City Network aimed to educate the community about AIDS, but with more of a nonconfrontational, Southern approach than national activist groups like ACT UP took.
  — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 20 Apr. 2026