The docile lion made the lion tamer's job too easy. From LearnThat.org.
A gentle old horse, docile and obedient. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
docile pupils eager for instruction. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I think that the term "docile" is the term that troubles me most. From Wordnik.com. [What Everyone Else Is Saying] Reference
You are to remain docile while in transit to the holding facility. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2005 » September : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
But I have always associated the word docile with cows. From Wordnik.com. [evolver Diary Entry] Reference
For the man with one leg, it is to be said that he is more docile, which is to be desired. From Wordnik.com. [The Purchase Price] Reference
They seem to have been a somewhat negative people, generally described as docile, gentle, generous, and indolent. From Wordnik.com. [Cuba, Old and New] Reference
He believed the fluoride in drinking water was there to render the masses more docile, which is why he wouldn't drink from a tap. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
"docile" - unafraid of people, in other words, Hampton said. From Wordnik.com. [Vail Daily - Top Stories] Reference
Francesca used the word "docile" to describe me today. From Wordnik.com. [evolver Diary Entry] Reference
I admit that I agree with Ms. vdP on not wanting a "docile" husband. From Wordnik.com. [Things I Wish My Mother Had Told Me - A Dress A Day] Reference
Hmmmmm... sounds like NYC could do with a few more "docile" types willing to wait for the light to change. From Wordnik.com. [differences] Reference
Other than that, the sofa seems pretty docile which is why it would fit perfectly in a simple and tasteful interior. From Wordnik.com. [The Trio Sofa, Practical and Stylish] Reference
The Hispanics are kind of docile: "Where's the immigration bill?". From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Slow beef - "So ... by 'docile', you really mean 'mentally retarded'". From Wordnik.com. [MetaFilter] Reference
Bryant Gumbel once suggested that Upshaw was "docile" and that Paul Tagliabue made him his "personal pet.". From Wordnik.com. [SportsAgentBlog.com | Sports Agent News] Reference
The 26-year-old actress has revealed she is not always as "docile" as she may appear, and can easily "see red". From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Henin advances after straight sets victory in Miami] Reference
In actuality it holds one back by making one "docile", so they stick with the crowd rather than learn even more. From Wordnik.com. [OSNews] Reference
And by all accounts, he is not a very docile patient. From Wordnik.com. [The Flying Pope Gets Grounded] Reference
"The 737 is a very good, very docile airplane," Stein said. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery Of Usair 427] Reference
It's such a terrific driver's car that's enjoyable, yet docile. From Wordnik.com. [Personal Picks: Upscale sedans] Reference
Terry remained unusually calm, like life had beaten her docile. From Wordnik.com. [Unspoken Bonds] Reference
The handler found Topsy as docile as a woman being fitted for a shoe. From Wordnik.com. [Topsy the Elephant] Reference
Every day you have to be on your toes, no matter how docile they seem. From Wordnik.com. [What a Tiger Sees] Reference
Butter, in the middle, was as sweet as cream; docile to a fault. From Wordnik.com. [The The Three Sisters] Reference
Here his already-soft, docile and unsenatorial voice trails off further. From Wordnik.com. [The Odyssey Of 'Jeezum Jim'] Reference
Nobody enjoyed our presence there; they were a docile crowd of pacifists. From Wordnik.com. [Ones We Can Depend On] Reference
Even the ones that stayed did not prove as docile as he might have expected. From Wordnik.com. [Pakistan’s Pinstripe Revolution] Reference
Even the normally docile state-run China Daily described the scene as disorder. From Wordnik.com. [Tyranny Of High Expectations Plagues Shanghai Expo] Reference
That may sound like pablum to American ears, but it's a big deal for docile Japan. From Wordnik.com. [Tokyo’s Newfound Swagger] Reference
It was empty and apparently unattended in front of another house, docile as a pet. From Wordnik.com. [Who Will Carry Us?] Reference
Unsurprisingly, many of these "suspects" have subsequently become much more docile. From Wordnik.com. [Turkey’s Secret Power Brokers] Reference
Downs says Mrs. Ford was never a docile wife, agreeing with everything her husband said. From Wordnik.com. [‘First Momma’ in the White House] Reference
And he may appear docile ... but that is only because I am focusing so much of my Will right now. From Wordnik.com. [The Peacock King: Book 1, Chapter 1] Reference
Makes me feel I'm trapped in that movie where all the wives had brain surgery to make them docile. From Wordnik.com. [From The Island Of Final Regrets] Reference
In Iowa last week, Mike Huckabee's wife, Janet, seemed docile and shy, a model of marital devotion. From Wordnik.com. [Wife of the Preacher Man] Reference
Gone is the relatively docile anti-Americanism of the 1960s, when the United States still made Europeans dream. From Wordnik.com. [An Echo Of An Alliance] Reference
But Russia has been notably docile on its European fringe in recent years, under some very trying circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [The Bear Becomes Ursa Minor] Reference
The citizens of the '50s were relatively docile, with more consciousness of duties and less of rights than we have. From Wordnik.com. [The '50S] Reference
"They're very docile," says Carol Borton of the Reindeer Owners and Breeders Association (reindeer. ws), and they won't bite. From Wordnik.com. [HANG WITH RUDOLPH AND THE BOYS] Reference
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