How to Use nonconfrontational in a Sentence

nonconfrontational

adjective

• The settlements keep the nonconfrontational Hadza and their prey away from the water.
  — Ann Gibbons, Science | AAAS, 17 May 2018
• Start by explaining the rules to your siblings in a nonconfrontational way.
  — Houston Chronicle, 19 May 2018
• Miele was bold and unafraid of conflict, while Sutton was nonconfrontational and shy.
  — Isabella Cueto, STAT, 28 Mar. 2022
• One of the most popular nonconfrontational strategies to stop unruly customers is to cut them off.
  — Fortune, 17 Aug. 2019
• But the English actor did it all in a nonconfrontational way, absent any outrage.
  — Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2022
• Though the students are clearly upset and their questions can be pointed, Bill does well to stay relaxed and nonconfrontational.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2021
• But the director has done so in a nonconfrontational manner.
  — Adam Goldman and Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 31 Jan. 2018
• Ask neutral, nonconfrontational questions when discussing it with the boss.
  — Sue Shellenbarger, WSJ, 27 Nov. 2018
• It’s hard to imagine Obrador hewing to his nonconfrontational tack with the cartels after what happened last week in northern Mexico.
  — Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 15 Nov. 2019
• My kind, nonconfrontational husband has shown strength I could never have envisioned in a future partner.
  — Lauren Chval, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2019
• While pushing a deeply progressive agenda, Biden has been careful to maintain an affable, nonconfrontational posture with the GOP.
  — Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2021
• Like Jasmine, Gail’s way of dealing with the difficulties of her situation are to avoid them by adopting a nonconfrontational attitude.
  — Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2022
• Adding to the harm, Minnesota’s nonconfrontational culture means bystanders typically either stay silent or brush off the comments, Otiso said.
  — Pam Louwagie, Star Tribune, 15 Aug. 2020
• His nonconfrontational behavior since has helped keep his approval rating around 50% -- more than most Washington politicians.
  — Stephen Collinson, CNN, 23 June 2021
• The model was developed with the help of psychologists and takes a nonconfrontational approach to interrogations.
  — NBC News, 10 Apr. 2022
• But there was still a recognition, particularly law students had a certain amount of respectability if things were being done in a nonconfrontational manner.
  — Ben Crandell, Sun-Sentinel.com, 22 Mar. 2018
• His style, however, remained low-key and nonconfrontational.
  — New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022
• Ask them, in a polite and nonconfrontational manner to discontinue this behavior.
  — Johnny C. Taylor Jr., USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2021
• While some of his deputies were vilified, Rosselló seemed to emerge relatively unscathed, perhaps due to his friendly and nonconfrontational manner with critics, opponents, and journalists alike.
  — Michael Weissenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2019
• At the end of the meeting, Beijing was loudly applauded, and Chinese diplomats praised the meeting format as one based on a cooperative, nonselective and nonconfrontational approach.
  — Aaron Rhodes, WSJ, 18 Oct. 2020
• Aronson counsels patients on nonconfrontational ways to voice safety concerns.
  — Dhruv Khullar, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2021
• On Monday, July 15, Rosselló gave a notably nonconfrontational interview to a salsa music radio station.
  — Michael Weissenstein, BostonGlobe.com, 20 July 2019
• This is identified as repetitive, mostly nonconfrontational theft for profit, whose perpetrators strive to evade detection and keep each theft strategically below local dollar thresholds for felony larceny.
  — Amanda Mull, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2021
• Friends describe her as traditional and nonconfrontational.
  — Jia Tolentino, The New Yorker, 3 July 2021
• Colleagues described her as outgoing, congenial and nonconfrontational.
  — New York Times, 14 Nov. 2019

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024