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Meanings of as docile in English

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Usage of as docile in English
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The bear of a moment ago is as docile as a lamb.
Pushing to the Front
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All husbands are not as docile and easily led as I am.
Among Malay Pirates : a Tale of Adventure and Peril
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Then they brought him another horse, just as docile as the mare.
Put Yourself in His Place
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Hardened criminals are as docile as anyone when there's a freebie at stake.
Back on murder
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Upon seeing his wife, the raging lion became as docile as a lamb.
Town and Country; Or, Life at Home and Abroad, Without and Withi...
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Suddenly Zoraida had become as docile as a little frightened child.
Daughter of the Sun / A Tale of Adventure
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If only every fairy in the facility was as docile as Opal Koboi.
Artemis Fowl: the opal deception
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From this point forward, they would be as docile as a flock of lambs.
Transfer of power
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But with any of the boys the mare was as docile as a lamb.
The Story of a Bad Boy
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Therese will be as docile to the wishes of your majesty as her father.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
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Only I warn you that you wouldn't find him as docile as I am.
Snow-Bound at Eagle's
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It seems to make the customers less drowsy than the morphine, but just as docile.
The sherlockian
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He'll understand; he'll be as docile as a lamb.
Half a Rogue
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The despotic old king became all of a sudden as docile and pliant as a child.
The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power
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There were a dozen armed men around us, and Catherine was clearly as docile as a kitten.
Axiomatic
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The old woman would listen to no denial, and Irma was as docile as a little child.
Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
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