irreverence
Example Sentences
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Yet while the basic gesture of translation is reverent, sometimes a foxy irreverence yields pleasing results.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026
For Beeching, the reaction to that picture says something about "how comfortable we are mixing authority with irreverence".
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
"He will be remembered for his works, for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of the English language," it said.
From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025
It arrived with more irreverence, roasted garlic for spreading before the tomato smear.
From Salon • Sep. 14, 2025
Fernanda was so indignant with such irreverence that she had the wreath thrown onto the trash heap.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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