anodyne

Example Sentences

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Having spent years listening to Cubans repeat anodyne revolutionary slogans when asked for their opinions on camera, it's disarming to hear such frank views expressed with no outward fear of the repercussions.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Be not deceived by the anodyne title: This ode to the author’s German shepherd is the weirdest book on my list, by far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

Elon Musk hopped on to say that the perfectly anodyne Dead End clip was “not ok,” and Raichik claimed soon after that the Tesla CEO had ended his Netflix subscription.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2025

Chamber of Commerce and the Business Roundtable, a council of Big Business CEOs, have registered relatively anodyne concerns about the tariffs.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

They exchanged a few anodyne words—“it certainly was not unpleasant,” recalled Oppenheimer, who stayed only briefly and left first.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik