How To Use Unassertive In A Sentence
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a shy unassertive person
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The taste of blood is unassertive, like that of liver, so all blood puddings depend on additional flavourings for their particular character.
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If she speaks unassertively, she appears to intrude in an ‘inappropriate’ style.
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Temperament is in the eye of the voter. Is one response evidence of composure and self-possession — or of being too laid-back and unassertive?
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Is your boss unassertive because she is job insecure and doesn't want to rock the proverbial boat?
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Extroverts tend to be more optimistic, positive, energetic and confident when compared with introverts, who are likely to be more passive, reserved, compliant, unassertive and unadventurous.
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Dr. Todt was one of the very few modest, unassertive personalities in the government.
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Though Ruth Wilcox is often unassertive and seemingly reduced to subaltern status, she nevertheless exerts a subtle authority over her family, even over the obtuse Henry and the brutal Charles.
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He was introspective yet endearing, single-minded yet unassertive.
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In the most passive, unassertive way imaginable he breaks up with his girlfriend.
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I needed no binoculars, only an unassertive presence.
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unassertively, she always follows her husband's suggestions
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Early days yet, but so far Franks - he's the allegedly brainy one - has been a noticeably hesitant, unassertive presence, and on performance to date, he would be first in line to get voted off the island.
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The best wear is often that which isn't readily noticed but rather contributes unassertively to the overall worn styling of a piece.
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She is warlike and aggressive, not submissive and unassertive.
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Mr. Peacock's walking bass lines landed unassertively in all the right places, and his solos modestly crooned pizzicato melodies as Mr. Jarrett hung chords above them like Japanese lanterns.
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As often in his writing, Pater introduces a point of major significance so quietly and unassertively that it slips past the reader's guard.
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Burt is of average height and unassertive demeanour, a strange mixture of the predatory and the conservative.
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According to Ellis, the woman who persisted in being shy and unassertive was committing social and sexual ‘suicide’.
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We say 'presumably', 'possibly', 'arguably' and 'perhaps', qualifiers meant to be considerately unassertive.
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At Ballydoyle in Tipperary two months before Cheltenham, O'Brien, who was habitually unassertive about his horses, ran a hand across Istabraq's flank and told me quietly: ‘He'll blow them away.’
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Regarding anger management, Ms. L. describes herself as a very meek and unassertive person who has difficulty standing up for herself, even when assertiveness may be warranted.
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Managers who tend to be unassertive tend to feel vulnerable and lack self-confidence, particularly in situations such as your own.
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Generally unassertive in a meandering current affairs debate and seemingly exasperated at having to read the Sunday papers ‘so fast’, at times he seemed overwhelmed.
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These are only descriptions of unpleasant, unassertive, dishonest, or unprofessional attitudes.
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Was that because of weedy sound, unassertive performance or both?
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Imprisoned by an English embarrassment, I was unassertive in my twenties, and so my friend was not called upon to explain the anomalies.
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I had always thought of this boy as unassertive and bookish.
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Extraversion results were moderately low which suggests you are reclusive, quiet, unassertive, and secretive.
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Written and directed by Adam Rapp, starring Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrel, Ed Harris, and Amelia Warner, “Winter Passing” is a film whose unassertive, low key existence continually enthralls me.
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Acutely sensitive to vulnerability, he delineated unassertive fortitude with steady expertise.
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She is warlike and aggressive, not submissive and unassertive.
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I could never portray anybody mousy or unassertive, or that typical starlet persona.
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The former is as useful for unassertive men in the material world as it is for women.
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Delivered by an unassertive voice-over that barely rises above an ambient whisper, it's the perfect accompaniment to an ad that is as pedestrian as they come.
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Sergey Ostrovsky is the ‘leader’ but he does so, if he does, unassertively, so that attention is often directed upon the others who all bring their personalities to interact with the composers.
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Sandler plays his usual emasculated man-boy, this time as an unassertive executive assistant named Dave Buznik.
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One possible explanation would be that workers are not assigned to jobs randomly, but that managerial positions are given primarily to assertive people, whereas subordinate jobs are given primarily to unassertive people.
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She was known to be shy and for the most part, unassertive.
