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Example sentences for: docile

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

He envisioned the parent as the "friendly boss," vigilantly and solicitously manipulating a naturally docile child.
Three years later, Stanley Elkins published the equally monumental Slavery . Though a liberal like Stampp, Elkins accepted the notion of the docile, contented Sambo--though hardly as evidence of slavery's mildness.
Fed a compelling diet of music and images, the consultant and the producer agree, a docile and credulous public will go for just about anything.
People do play against type from time to time, but the charge that Reno has suddenly become a docile tool of the White House simply doesn't wash.
Today's Papers has taken a liking to "PHL Gem Dandy," the Chilean female with the cute inky-black face, described as "suitable for use as a companion" and "very docile/willing."