look innocuous
Frequency: 7.110.1 per million words
Used to describe something that has a harmless visual appearance.
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Examples (10)
- The liquid looked fairly innocuous.
- At first glance, the strange device might look innocuous.
- The package seemed to look innocuous, but the customs officer was suspicious.
- Despite its size, the tiny spider could look innocuous.
- Her casual remark was meant to look innocuous, but it carried a hidden meaning.
- The new policy could look innocuous, yet have far-reaching consequences.
- He tried to make his questions look innocuous so as not to alarm her.
- The seemingly simple email was designed to look innocuous.
- Initially, the rash might look innocuous, but it could be serious.
- The children's game was meant to look innocuous, but it involved some risky moves.