Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamblike
Adjective
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Carpenter gets several musical numbers, an obvious but entertaining love triangle with a sheepish Kermit and an incandescently jealous Miss Piggy, and plenty of opportunities for self-aware, PG-13 humor.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
3 Feb. 2026 -
Even Eilish, who was 18 at the time, seemed sheepish about the size of her haul that night.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
29 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The Movie finds its titular alpha wolf Scott McCall (Tyler Posey) a teenager no more, but still struggling with the same hangdog loneliness.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2023
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The man is Calum (Normal People's Paul Mescal), dangling on the cusp of 32, handsome in a hangdog way, with an arm in a cast and a big smile that can't entirely hide the distress that nips at his joy.—
A.A. Dowd,
Chron,
9 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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After all, the deal — for a long-forsaken project, an action-comedy franchise starring two aging stars — underscores the servile fealty of new Paramount owners Larry and David Ellison amid their recent maneuvering to take control of TikTok and Warner Bros. Discovery (the latter seemingly futile).—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Dec. 2025
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Earlier this year, my colleague and bud Kelefa Sanneh suggested that music critics, as a lot, have gone soft—becoming submissive, overly agreeable, and, in some cases, nearly servile.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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But pressed on a range of subjects, from the reasons for their increasingly abject home record to their bizarre eight-minute implosion against Andoni Iraola’s side, there was at least an acknowledgement that this latest setback at Hill Dickinson Stadium had been entirely avoidable.—
Patrick Boyland,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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He was born into relative monetary comfort while I was born into massive dysfunction followed by years of abject poverty and homelessness.—
Douglas Mackinnon,
Boston Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Martin, 52, is the harried face of this meek resistance.—
Mark Leibovich,
The Atlantic,
11 Feb. 2026
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But savings were meek, with the largest dip found in Stockton, off only 4% last year vs up 2% in 2024 and 36% over the previous four years.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
31 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The psychological vulnerability this creates was encountered decades ago in a far humbler system.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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And Scorsese approaches it all through the lens of Harrison’s humble humanism.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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His description of his recent dynamic with Schoen implied that the GM has been handling some menial tasks in the past month.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Therefore, their work, whether from menial day-to-day tasks to top secret missions for national security are consistently linked back to the overarching mission of defending their country.—
Heather V. MacArthur,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Lamblike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamblike. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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