Sample Sentences forpassive-aggressive (auto-selected)
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It took a while to realize she is passive-aggressive.passive-aggressive = resisting passively or subtly while avoiding direct confrontation
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Reyna's destiny: to die defending a passive-aggressive goddess.† (source)
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Patient is functioning on a passive-aggressive personality, passive-dependent type.† (source)
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"Isn't that snap analysis a tad passive-aggressive?" my mother asked.† (source)
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'We're passive-aggressive people,' she explained, taking a sip of her coffee.† (source)
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That was very passive-aggressive of me.† (source)
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Ben, predictably, began reacting in his own passive-aggressive way.† (source)
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Savannah could tell I was angry, but every time she asked if something was bothering me, I was at my passive-aggressive best in denying that anything was wrong at all.† (source)
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"I just think ...." she began in her light, passive-aggressive way, then trailed off, waiting for someone to take the bait.† (source)
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"Aren't rhetorical accusations of passive aggression inherently passive-aggressive?" my dad responded, and they went on like that for a while.† (source)
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The flip side being that if he said no, not only would one of the other stockers get asked the next time some extra time came up, but Steve, the passive-aggressive asshole, would probably start cutting back on his hours.† (source)
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