Sentence examples for passive roles from inspiring English sources

Wondering why women gravitate toward sexually passive roles?

When Dee began to appear in mainstream movies, she had to be content with more passive roles, to which she brought sympathy and warmth.

People involved in the deal say Goldman and CDH were the lead investors and that other investors played more passive roles.

Sexual metaphors about giving and receiving, tops and bottoms, active and passive roles, as applied to everyday relationships, abound in this quick-moving comedy.

But it is let down by iffy gender politics – all the active players are male, with the women relegated to passive roles; this may reflect the reality of much computer gaming, but it would have been good to see it challenged here.

Furthermore, in any causal interaction, the allocation of active and passive roles to the individuals involved tended to be thought of as unproblematic.

They took a passive role.

She plays a purely passive role".

He thought the passive role was finally self-destructive".

Cablevision had a passive role in supplying it.

Performance plays a big, though sometimes passive, role.