irreverent
Example Sentences
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The irreverent news website had seemingly cracked the code for social-media virality, and would soon become one of the first digital-media startups to achieve unicorn status with a valuation of over $1 billion.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026
Gaming company Activision Blizzard UK Ltd said the ad promoted the 18-rated video game and was therefore targeted at adult audiences only, who had a higher tolerance for irreverent or exaggerated humour.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
So abrasive are its words and affecting its tune that the agnostic and irreverent journalist H.L.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 25, 2026
Why this story stuck with me: This story captured a sliver of the irreverent joy that Bill Walton brought to everyone he touched, including me.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2025
There is something at once innocent and irreverent about the gesture, and she is reminded, forcefully, of why she still loves him.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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