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inoffensive

[in-uh-fen-siv] / ˌɪn əˈfɛn sɪv /


Example Sentences

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This was a hard swerve from Pittman’s inoffensive baseball posting from just a few weeks before.

From Slate • Jan. 22, 2026

We must behave in a manner that is pleasurable and inoffensive to them, in a manner that aligns with the characters on their favorite television show.

From Salon • Jan. 2, 2026

Maybe they play the most inoffensive radio station they could find while you wait in a seat that looks as though it was borrowed from an airport in the 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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

When the ring was complete, I considered wrecking it again, but the gods were inoffensive, dull.

From "Grendel" by John Gardner




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