Docile example sentences
Related (10): submissive, meek, compliant, obedient, tractable, malleable, amenable, pliant, tame, gentle.
"Docile" Example Sentences
Common Phrases
- The sheep was docile and followed the shepherd without question.
- The puppy was very docile and playful as a young dog.
- The trainer worked hard to make the lion cub docile so it could be handled.
- The prisoner remained docile and obedient during his years of incarceration.
- The tiger had been raised in captivity and was surprisingly docile around people.
- The cows were docile and grazing peacefully in the pasture.
- The horses were generally docile but could become agitated easily.
- The toddler was docile and easygoing for her parents.
- The rabbit was extremely docile and would sit still for hours if given food.
- The crowd remained surprisingly docile during the heated debate.
- The tribe lived docile lives in harmony with nature.
- The blues musician sang his docile song about love and loss.
- Under the new leadership, the once rowdy students become more docile and well-behaved.
- The medicine made the normally hyper child extremely docile and sleepy.
- The servant remained docile and did not argue with his master.
- The normally spirited horse became docile after being given pills by the veterinarian.
- The voters were becoming increasingly docile and apathetic as election day grew near.
- The bees were docile and did not sting despite several visitors approaching the hive.
- The manager preferred docile employees who did not question authority.
- The slaves remained docile and obedient despite the cruel treatment by their owners.
- The worker bees are docile until their hive is threatened.
- The audience was docile and silent as the speaker delivered his grave news.
- The local wild animals had become increasingly docile around humans in recent years.
- The prisoner acted docile and obedient so the guards would let down their guard.
- Under the oppressive regime, the citizens had become increasingly docile and obedient.
- The fish was extremely docile and would swim into your hand when you approached the tank.
- The cat was exceptionally docile and did not mind being held and petted constantly.
- The newly elected officials found the voters had become increasingly docile and withdrawn.
- The snake was surprisingly docile and did not try to bite despite being picked up.
- The once wild mustang became increasingly docile after being broken and trained.
- The dog trainer worked to make the aggressive pit bull more docile and friendly.
- The dictator preferred a docile populace that did not question his authority.
- The whale was surprisingly docile and swam beside the boat for hours.
- The protesters remained docile despite the many injustices being committed against them.
- The servants were expected to remain docile and deferential to the master of the house.
- The gorilla had been raised in captivity and was surprisingly docile around humans.
- The bull remained docile while the matador waved his cape.
- The camel was exceptionally docile and would allow children to ride on its back.
- The soldier remained docile and obedient despite having moral objections to the war.
- The kitten was exceptionally docile and would rub against your leg and purr loudly.
- The monks lived docile lives of contemplation and service.
- Despite being provoked, the dog remained surprisingly docile and did not bite.
- The once rowdy fraternity brothers had become increasingly docile and well-behaved.
- The bear had been raised in captivity and was surprisingly docile around people.
- The newly elected officials found the voters had become increasingly docile and complacent.
- The citizens remained docile despite increasing hardships under the new regime.
- The poison rendered the once ferocious snake docile and harmless.
- The rebels laid down their arms and became increasingly docile under the new leader.
- The nerve gas made the soldiers incredibly docile and easy to control.
- The kitten was exceptionally docile and would let you do anything to it without protest.
- The horse remained docile as the children rode on its back.
- The once rebellious teenagers had become increasingly docile and obedient.
- The peasants lived docile lives of quiet desperation in their small village.
- The cattle lived docile lives grazing on the open plains.
- The parent wanted their child to become more docile and obedient.
- The drug users became increasingly docile and withdrawn after using the new substance.
- The inmates remained docile and obedient despite the poor conditions of the prison.
- The revolutionaries laid down their arms and became increasingly docile over time.
- The newly purchased puppy was exceptionally docile and friendly towards everyone.
- The oxen were docile and patiently pulled the plow through the field.