Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of milquetoast
The upstart Slovaks, by far the story of this otherwise milquetoast tournament, will face either the United States or the winner of Wednesday’s Switzerland-Finland game in the semifinals on Friday, and are guaranteed to play in a medal game.
—
Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Tessa Thompson stars as the restless housewife who needs to secure her milquetoast husband (Tom Bateman) a promotion and has a nasty habit of playing with guns.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 14 Dec. 2025
Each of the game’s major areas — with milquetoast monikers like Flare Pool and Volt Forge — saddles the player with a new Federation members who’s been trapped on Viewros.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2025
At other times, confusing or milquetoast themes have made the event feel out of touch.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for milquetoast
Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2026
Tessa Thompson stars as the restless housewife who needs to secure her milquetoast husband (Tom Bateman) a promotion and has a nasty habit of playing with guns.
—Amy Nicholson, Twin Cities, 14 Dec. 2025
Each of the game’s major areas — with milquetoast monikers like Flare Pool and Volt Forge — saddles the player with a new Federation members who’s been trapped on Viewros.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Dec. 2025
At other times, confusing or milquetoast themes have made the event feel out of touch.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for milquetoast
Recent Examples of Synonyms for milquetoast
Noun
-
Across 17 tracks, Amos positions herself as both conqueror and coward, exploring how the greed and individualism of modern society has allowed tech feudalists and 21st-century robber barons to make out like kings.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
-
The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police president calling the mayor a coward doesn’t keep a single teenager off the street.—
Louis Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
-
Henry is a megalomaniac and a complete wuss.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
-
Of the two sisters in the yellow house, Paula is a much gentler girl, a wuss, a baby, the biggest chicken—that’s how her sister thinks of her—and Rhonda is the boss.—
Alex Mar,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2023
Noun
-
At the film’s Cipriani afterparty, the New York Times’ Kyle Buchanan compared the Babygirl effect to what Challengers did for Josh O’Connor, who’d previously played nice guys and nebbishes.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 Aug. 2024
-
Is the algorithm going to make the out-of-shape nebbish standup an endangered species?—
Jason Zinoman,
New York Times,
15 Nov. 2023
Noun
-
The fiber-optic drones are the latest part of a cat-and-mouse race as Israel’s high-tech defenses race to intercept new threats, especially ones that are less sophisticated.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
30 Apr. 2026
-
Sasha is then forced to play a ritualistic cat-and-mouse game that Robbins considers to be his homage to Deliverance (1972) and The River Wild (1994).—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Apr. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Milquetoast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/milquetoast. Accessed 6 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
