Sentence examples for passive expression from inspiring English sources

As Millard wrote in a 1955 monograph, the Asian eye's "absence of the palpebral fold produces a passive expression which seems to epitomize the stoical and unemotional manner of the Oriental".

This is an incredibly passive expression that requires a split-second action with little to no long-term repercussions.

This approach differs from passive expression, which involves being angry without saying anything, and aggressive expression, which generally manifests as an explosion or outburst that generally seems disproportionate to the problem.

The suited trio all looked relaxed and stared straight ahead with passive expressions as the sentences were read out.

"When the Clinton team weighed in, which was, shall we say, minimalist and a day late," it was, she said with "about as passive an expression of interest as one could imagine".

At forty years old, she affects a passive, stoic expression that transforms startlingly into one of unguarded felicity when she is amused something that, while we spoke, happened often.

This list assesses the frequency of using seven different coping styles: active coping, palliative reaction, avoidance, seeking social support, passive coping, expression of emotions and comforting thoughts.

Dressed in three-piece suits, the employees — all men — wore the kind of passive, proper expressions appropriate for company headshots.

But although colds afflict us all, the kind of unabashed hacking that you hear from people who don't even seem to be trying to control themselves has to be a passive-aggressive expression of boredom.

That her anger is no longer a private secret is the best deterrent for future passive aggressive expressions.

Stuffing it in and sucking it up only creates resentment, and resentment often leads to the passive-aggressive expression of anger.