Sentence examples for a sort of benign from inspiring English sources

Lord Grantham is a sort of benign force, isn't he?

In some respects, a sort of benign neglect has been the house's best friend.

At the same time, "a lot of women would like a sort of benign patriarchy," Hill said.

Rhys can be a bit down in the dumps sometimes, but when he comes in this morning there is a new air of confidence about him, a sort of benign false modesty in front of his public.

Oh, the righteous fury, the excellent sandwiches, and of course, Henry Porter, all ruffly hair and crumpled folder, swooping in and out of the hall and lobby, a sort of benign Phantom of the Convention.

Though he was unfailingly kindly with us - a sort of benign sea-monster he seemed to me as a child, with his purplish face and watery, thyroid-swollen eyes - he was also helplessly self-preoccupied.

A: Sort of.

People have sometimes chosen to see him as a sort of accidental president, a benign Chauncey Gardner type full of goodness but no guile.

LA, on the other hand, is constantly changing and always seemingly an inch away from some sort of benign collapse.

"That is sort of benign neglect – at least that is what the market thinks," Fritsch said.

Sometimes he paints explosions, but they're sort of benign and cartoonish, opening like jazzy flowers.