Sentence examples for a passive mood from inspiring English sources

He mentions the University of Iowa, which for decades has painted the locker room used by opponents pink to put them "in a passive mood" with a "sissy color," in the words of a former head football coach, Hayden Fry.

This affliction is all in the passive mood.

If anything, however, the Mets regressed into their passive mood of weeks past when they fell behind, 2-0, in the first inning.

Its mood is bubbly, its music sweetly perky, and Mr. Bass's Kevin is blandly appealing in a passive way.

Television is a passive medium.

He's a passive protagonist.

They took a passive role.

Eventually, he became a passive owner.

It's almost a passive process".

Astronomy is, essentially, a passive science.

He is a passive investor now.