Sentence examples for became passive from inspiring English sources

"It was embarrassing, the players became passive.

People gave up and became passive".

Television altered the way stories were delivered - instead of people taking an active role in storytelling, they became passive consumers.

"I grabbed him and was slapping at the flames, and he immediately became passive," said Dr. Thomas H. McGlashan, the man's therapist.

Aronian might have tried 25...f6, since as played Black's position became passive, and Adams justified his 'spider' nickname by weaving his strategic web until Black had to concede decisive material.

In the last decade or two, most families sold off their newspapers or became passive executives as the growing number of cousins in the third or fourth generation lost interest in the family business.

Agreeable becomes passive.

"Some people who feel they're being disrespected become passive," she said.

"People are encouraged to maintain their normal routines, not to switch off and become passive recipients".

It's amazing, but there's a danger that we can become passive.

After all, I haven't become passive because of my college acceptance.