Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lamblike
Adjective
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After a sheepish apology to the gallery, Wagner acknowledged the true difficulty of the shot.—
Jeff Goudy,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025 -
The next person was passing through the gate, approaching the group with a sheepish smile.—
Clare Sestanovich,
New Yorker,
13 July 2025
Adjective
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The Movie finds its titular alpha wolf Scott McCall (Tyler Posey) a teenager no more, but still struggling with the same hangdog loneliness.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2023
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The man is Calum (Normal People's Paul Mescal), dangling on the cusp of 32, handsome in a hangdog way, with an arm in a cast and a big smile that can't entirely hide the distress that nips at his joy.—
A.A. Dowd,
Chron,
9 Nov. 2022
Adjective
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Bahrain is ruled by Sunnis and has a mostly Shiite population permanently restless over its servile condition.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
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His servile defense secretary has threatened to deploy the military in other cities.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 June 2025
Adjective
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Marxism has been an abject failure when it’s been tried.—
Matt Fleming,
Oc Register,
13 July 2025
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But Zuckerberg isn’t the only one paying abject obeisance to the president.—
Max Taves,
Mercury News,
11 July 2025
Adjective
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Antoinette becomes a de facto leader when her meek husband crumbles under pressure.—
Los Angeles Times Staff,
Los Angeles Times,
3 July 2025
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The end of season 2 turned the tables on the meek Ada and domineering Agnes when Agnes lost her fortune thanks to her son Oscar (Blake Ritson) trusting the wrong people.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
23 June 2025
Adjective
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Both Dunn’s and Watt’s stories exemplify two former standout NFL players who reached the pinnacle of their professions yet never forgot their humble beginnings, continuing to remain empathetic and grounded.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
22 July 2025
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Others presented someone humble and open about their limitations.—
Lauren Keating,
Scientific American,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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Most Americans worked menial, often dangerous, jobs that were so low paying that entire families had to work to survive.—
Time,
Time,
16 July 2025
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Most of Fetch’s employees toiled away at menial spreadsheet work, while its engineers worked with a new third-party contractor to build a technological infrastructure that actually processed users’ receipts in real time.—
Tom Huddleston Jr.,
CNBC,
3 July 2025
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“Lamblike.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamblike. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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