docile

In a sentence

Six example sentences with docile, each labelled with its topic.

• New members are docile in their first week, following whatever the trainer says without questioning a single set.

  Fitness

• The study asked whether a docile group actually learns faster, or simply repeats what the instructor last demonstrated.

  Psychology

• The trail ponies are famously docile, and they follow the guide up the switchbacks without any urging.

  Travel

• Rulers preferred a docile assembly that approved taxes without debate, and dismissed any that argued back.

  History

• Management wanted a docile workforce that accepted every new rota, and was surprised when the drivers organized.

  Business

• The rookies were docile in their first camp, running every drill exactly as the assistants drew it.

  Basketball

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