irreverence
Example Sentences
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And yet the movie’s central storyline hints at writer-director Bassam Tariq’s inclination to subvert his own brooding-antihero saga, allowing room for unpredictability and the slightest whiff of impish irreverence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026
And the comments that follow each one lack the humor and irreverence that highlight the Instagram posts.
From Salon ● May 12, 2026
Yet while the basic gesture of translation is reverent, sometimes a foxy irreverence yields pleasing results.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026
Frontman Cameron Winter anchors the chaos with his singular warble, and lyrics that swerve wildly between irreverence and incisiveness.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025
Not the paws of a leopard walking upright, turned against men by irreverence.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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