irreverent
Example Sentences
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For decades, Chinese brothers Gao Zhen and Gao Qiang have made a name for themselves with sculptures like this: irreverent contemporary artworks that skewer the authoritarian past, and present, of their native homeland.
From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026
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
She's an artist who defies convention, not simply because of her age and her bold, irreverent work, but also because of how she got here.
From BBC • Feb. 24, 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
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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