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Example sentences for: passively

How can you use “passively” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

The White House line is that this event did not violate federal law because the $50K was not solicited, only passively accepted.
The protective effects of antibody to pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides have been appreciated since the development of serum therapy, in which passively transferred, serotype-specific antipneumococcal serum reduced mortality from pneumococcal pneumonia by half [1].
I am not sitting passively on the couch while gales of canned laughter blow over me or waves of fake blood wash over me.
They despise the fact that you now get your news directly from Usenet groups or chat rooms, untainted by effete journalists; they fume because today's politicians speak directly to the people via Larry King Live and MTV; they are furious because kids play interactive Nintendo games instead of passively watching television cartoons.
Joint effusions were visible and palpable above the left knee, and there was significant loss of smooth motion of the knee, passively performed.