passive aggression in a sentence

Examples

1. The response I got was, in my opinion, an excellent example of passive aggression : ostensibly polite, but actually patronising and contemptuously dismissive of what I had done.
2. The central point that my interpretation was consistent with MOS : GEOUNITS was ignored, See article on forms of passive aggression-the issue was one of hierachy and control.
3. John realizes now that his mother's passive aggression towards him and not Jeff stems from the fact that Jeff's business career was never a reminder of her unfulfilled ambitions.
4. The problems with " dick " and " NPA " and " no passive aggression " is that every single one of them has an excessive element of interpretation in it.
5. Gavin, the new kid, comes from a very well-to-do family and is amply provided for, but his parents communicate through barbed passive aggression and all but overlook Gavin, their only child.
6. While it is workplace murders that draw most of the media's attention, they are rare compared with the work force weaponry of passive aggression : gossip, rudeness, condescension and the cold shoulder.
7. The first recording sessions for " Bleed Like Me " took place in March 2003, but were mostly unproductive due to passive aggression between the band members, and a general lack of direction.
8. Not only was it offensive to see the mixture of passive aggression, self-martyrdom, and rage in it, but it was offensive to have, as part of official evidence, a host of insults just sitting there.
9. Made as the couples in the band were going to pieces, " Rumours " is the greatest break-up album of all time, a bright and sordid collection of denial, passive aggression and glossy El Lay pop.
10. Now, here in hockey's mixed-message age of passive aggression, with teams anchored in traps, left-wing locks, and contrived speed bumps, Orr sees a game that needs to allow its players the freedom to skate and create plays.