How to Use passivity in a Sentence

passivity

noun

• At a weekend rally in Long Beach, Newsom urged Democrats to shake off doubt and passivity and go to the polls.
  — Michael R. Blood, ajc, 8 Nov. 2022
• It could not be said that the cub accepted it with passivity and stoicism.
  — Washington Post, 24 Oct. 2020
• Huxley feared those who would give us so much that we would be reduced to passivity and egotism.
  — Jonathan Taplin, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2023
• Venus in Virgo brings a certain passivity to the table, Lettman says.
  — Elizabeth Gulino, refinery29.com, 2 Oct. 2020
• Still, the film’s version of Priscilla Presley is a woman whose strength lies in her passivity.
  — Vulture, 27 Oct. 2023
• Shabanau is a four-time world bronze medalist, but Amine scored two separate passivity points to win and advance to the bronze-medal match.
  — Cody Goodwin, Detroit Free Press, 5 Aug. 2021
• This spring might have been one of them, though the basis of that was more aggression at pitches in the strike zone and generally less passivity at the plate.
  — Jon Meoli, baltimoresun.com, 8 Aug. 2020
• The discipline that helped fuel their strong start turned into passivity at the plate.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2022
• With this simple feature, Flash could be about more than mere passivity.
  — Richard C. Moss, Ars Technica, 7 July 2020
• But Putin’s passivity in the face of internal military threats and his aloof stance may become a major problem for the regime in the near future.
  — Tatiana Stanovaya, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2023
• The act of staying implies a certain kind of passivity, but anyone who’s been through the New York City rental market knows that to remain is a full-contact sport.
  — Curbed, 25 May 2022
• As to whether his apparent passivity in the face of the war in Ukraine amounts to a moral stain on his reputation, history and his own conscience will judge.
  — Paul Starobin, Wired, 22 Mar. 2022
• The algorithm, of course, favors our passivity, our willingness to be placated and to drift with the tide.
  — Maya Singer, Vogue, 12 July 2023
• And the fact is, Fehr noted, a lot of friendships seem to be able to survive just fine despite their tendency toward passivity.
  — Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2022
• That sort of passivity, and earning applause for it, is a privilege of those already in power.
  — Lorraine Ali Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2021
• Whether worn in the street, on public transit or even in the driver's seat, internet users seem to be torn between obsession and passivity.
  — The Arizona Republic, 6 Feb. 2024
• Wood’s warm and easily moved character makes for a lovely counterpoint to the passivity of the public works staff.
  — Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post, 4 Jan. 2023
• Yet the book vibrates with tension, much of it emanating from her very passivity, her willingness to stand still while the earth shakes beneath her feet.
  — Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2021
• In some ways, McConnell’s passivity had enabled such whiplash.
  — Karoun Demirjian, Washington Post, 21 Sep. 2022
• Those artists who are critical of Putin have shown extreme passivity.
  — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Mar. 2022
• Conversely, Jesus' life was one of passivity in the face of violence.
  — Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Apr. 2013
• Again the passivity is evident, as if humans should just line up in the proper order of virus exposure and submit to nature’s will.
  — Tyler Cowen Bloomberg Opinion (tns), Star Tribune, 16 Oct. 2020
• His passivity and indecisiveness against Iowa and Ohio State, in particular, seemed out of place relative to the rest of his tape.
  — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Mar. 2022
• Above all, passivity in the face of competition and the hope that voters will just naturally come around on their own are two indulgences that Biden can ill afford.
  — Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 7 Sep. 2023
• Still, the vicious brutality encountered by officers who fought back makes the passivity of some of their peers all the more confounding.
  — Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2022
• Moreover, while the Party is good at using its security apparatus to suppress protests, the very passivity of lying flat make the idea much harder for the regime to counter.
  — Jane Li, Quartz, 18 June 2021
• On the other side of the automatic transmission lies the next step in the evolution to complete passivity: the driverless vehicle.
  — WSJ, 4 Apr. 2022
• Biden’s passivity and lack of fight, the Washington Post and other media outlets have reported.
  — Brett Clarkson, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2022
• Instead, the Captain’s countenance oscillates between passivity and pathos, with none of the shrewd intellect expected of a spy.
  — Terry Nguyen, Vulture, 5 May 2024
• The Purim story is one of stunning reversals, none more consequential than Esther’s transition from passivity to action.
  — Todd Pittinsky, New York Daily News, 23 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 9 Nov 2024