obtrusive

Example Sentences

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Those spiral racks are sculptural and arresting, but far from obtrusive.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025

"There's an opportunity for less obtrusive methods of saving water to be more important than we originally thought," said lead author Anna Boser, a doctoral student at UCSB's Bren School of Environmental Science & Management.

From Science Daily • Mar. 25, 2024

Choose some pieces with lighter legs and silhouettes that are less obtrusive.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2024

Disguising every pylon in the country would likely be expensive and impractical; however the National Grid has made efforts to change the traditional design of a pylon into something less obtrusive.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2023

Her rooms were so silent that the music seemed obtrusive.

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas