as in humble
not having or showing any feelings of superiority, self-assertiveness, or showiness
a meek girl who quietly went along with whatever her circle of friends wanted
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Recent Examples of meek
October’s initial report showed a meek 12,000 total jobs added.
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’s Joel, for example, is a fundamentally meek person.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Tucci, a reassuring screen presence for more than three decades, is casually excellent as the iconoclastic Bellini, wisely downplaying his character’s physicality in favor of meek conviction.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Instead, Amy Adams, whose performance as a meek nun in Doubt was her second Oscar nomination after Junebug, reaps that windfall and wins her Oscar nice and early in her career.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
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Alicia Wallace, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind’s Joel, for example, is a fundamentally meek person.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2024
Tucci, a reassuring screen presence for more than three decades, is casually excellent as the iconoclastic Bellini, wisely downplaying his character’s physicality in favor of meek conviction.
—Graham Hillard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
Instead, Amy Adams, whose performance as a meek nun in Doubt was her second Oscar nomination after Junebug, reaps that windfall and wins her Oscar nice and early in her career.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 26 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for meek
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meek
Adjective
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The Blakes are a humble family and the idea of her dad blowing past security to storm the court had Mikayla cracking up.—
Grace Raynor,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Type 2 sits among some of the more humble and accessible classics.—
Trinity Francis,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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The price of bitcoin was last lower by 3%, according to Coin Metrics, a modest loss compared to the broader crypto market.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
2 Feb. 2025
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Most of these items were modest in size, and many appeared to be chunks of tiles from Starship's heat shield.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
1 Feb. 2025
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Woods stars as Louise, who transforms from timid wallflower into the famed burlesque dancer known as Gypsy Rose Lee.—
Kristen Tauer,
WWD,
20 Jan. 2025
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The video introduces several of GRRR's residents, including George, a timid golden retriever who was abused and is now slowly building his confidence around people.—
Lydia Patrick,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Meek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meek. Accessed 5 Feb. 2025.
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