How to Use passivity in a Sentence

passivity

noun

• There is a passivity that strikes through Villa at times away from home.
  — Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
• Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egotism.
  — Jonathan Taplin, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2023
• It could not be said that the cub accepted it with passivity and stoicism.
  — Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2020
• With this simple feature, Flash could be about more than mere passivity.
  — Richard C. Moss, Ars Technica, 7 July 2020
• One of the main problems, of course, is the physical passivity.
  — Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
• But that idea assumes passivity from Warsh.
  — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 13 May 2026
• In one sense, Henry is the kind of useless man who creates hard times with his own passivity.
  — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 30 Apr. 2025
• But restraint does not mean passivity.
  — Phil Morris The Minnesota Star Tribune, Arkansas Online, 10 Jan. 2026
• The discipline that helped fuel their strong start turned into passivity at the plate.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022
• Those artists who are critical of Putin have shown extreme passivity.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Mar. 2022
• In the key role Domingo’s restraint here never for a second feels like passivity.
  — Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2024
• That sort of passivity, and earning applause for it, is a privilege of those already in power.
  — Lorraine Ali Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2021
• As Alcott paves the way to new womanhood, Beth’s passivity is her demise.
  — Ivelisse Rodriguez, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2024
• From the outside, staying in these uneven dynamics can look like passivity or even low self-esteem.
  — Jenna Ryu, SELF, 14 Aug. 2025
• Venus in Virgo brings a certain passivity to the table, Lettman says.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2020
• In some ways, McConnell’s passivity had enabled such whiplash.
  — Karoun Demirjian, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
• Still, the film’s version of Priscilla Presley is a woman whose strength lies in her passivity.
  — Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023
• The issue is not passivity as a philosophy, but neglect as a practice.
  — David Tepp, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
• Shabanau is a four-time world bronze medalist, but Amine scored two separate passivity points to win and advance to the bronze-medal match.
  — Cody Goodwin, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2021
• Her hollow eyes and unflinching face lend Ju-Ju a gut-wrenching passivity and naivete.
  — Blake Simons, IndieWire, 26 Jan. 2026
• Her passivity in the face of her friend’s suicide leads to her confinement in the psychiatric hospital.
  — David Tucker, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Mar. 2026
• The algorithm, of course, favors our passivity, our willingness to be placated and to drift with the tide.
  — Maya Singer, Vogue, 12 July 2023
• This spring might have been one of them, though the basis of that was more aggression at pitches in the strike zone and generally less passivity at the plate.
  — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 8 Aug. 2020
• Wood’s warm and easily moved character makes for a lovely counterpoint to the passivity of the public works staff.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2023
• The devices, in imposing passivity on their users, implicate them in the destruction and absolve them at the same time.
  — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2025
• Conversely, Jesus' life was one of passivity in the face of violence.
  — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2013
• Whether worn in the street, on public transit or even in the driver's seat, internet users seem to be torn between obsession and passivity.
  — The Arizona Republic, 6 Feb. 2024
• Yet the book vibrates with tension, much of it emanating from her very passivity, her willingness to stand still while the earth shakes beneath her feet.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2021
• And the fact is, Fehr noted, a lot of friendships seem to be able to survive just fine despite their tendency toward passivity.
  — Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2022
• The passivity of moderate Democrats is resulting in the far left gaining more and more control of the party.
  — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2026