apparently harmless

Examples (10)

• The email attachment looked like a simple document, apparently harmless, but it contained a virus.
• The children were playing with what seemed to be an apparently harmless plant, unaware it was poisonous.
• He made an apparently harmless joke about her new haircut, but she felt the sting of his criticism.
• The new policy was presented as an apparently harmless adjustment to the tax code.
• The spy adopted the disguise of an apparently harmless old tourist.
• What started as an apparently harmless piece of gossip quickly spread and caused a lot of damage.
• The chemical was marketed as an apparently harmless additive, but long-term studies showed otherwise.
• She downloaded the apparently harmless game, only to find it was filled with intrusive ads and malware.
• The creature they found in the garden was small and apparently harmless, yet it had a venomous bite.
• Be careful with those apparently harmless investment schemes; they often hide significant risks.