Sentence examples for be passive from inspiring English sources

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Dictionary

be passive

adjective

Being subjected to an action without producing a reaction.

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Why be passive?

The New York Times - Magazine

To be passive.

The Guardian

You can't be passive.

The New York Times - Sports

It's important not to be passive.

The New Yorker

Both are built to be passive.

The New York Times - Arts

And what child wants to be passive?

The New York Times

The new partnering model can't be passive.

Harvard Business Review

Similar(4)

I tend to be passive-aggressive".

The New York Times

Texas can be passive-aggressive like that.

The New Yorker

His aesthetic stance seems often to be "passive-aggressive".

The Guardian - Arts

Don't be passive read your prospectus and annual report.

Forbes

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