inoffensive

Example Sentences

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She described Ruben as "inoffensive" and "a normal bloke", adding that "Jon was definitely the leader, he was in charge" and if the children needed quietening down "he would speak to them like a teacher".

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

It’s surrounded by modern apartment buildings, boxy and inoffensive, built to blend in with today’s taste.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

But that also affirms her as a real person as opposed to a flattened personality, one who is inoffensive, a little twee and unbothered about being an amateur with A-list chefs on speed dial.

From Salon • Aug. 27, 2025

At the end of the day, Jonah Peretti wants you to play with his A.I. instead of the other guy’s A.I., because this A.I. is nice and inoffensive.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2025

I therefore set about thinking of some witty reply; some statement which would still be safely inoffensive in the event of my having misjudged the situation.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro