anodyne

Example Sentences

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Having spent years listening to Cubans repeat anodyne revolutionary slogans when asked for their opinions on camera, it's disarming to hear such frank views expressed with no outward fear of the repercussions.

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

Usually engaged in anodyne activities, they present idealized versions of childhood: full of stereotypical sweetness, innocence and light.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

“I feel no regret, but I feel amused at myself that I thought it was going to be an anodyne speech,” adding, “By the way, the audience was very receptive. It was widely misreported.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Still, Kimmel’s comment was at worst an anodyne observation touching on the fact that the accused, a white guy from Utah, did not fit the archetypes of typical far-right bogeymen.

From Slate • Sep. 18, 2025

They exchanged a few anodyne words—“it certainly was not unpleasant,” recalled Oppenheimer, who stayed only briefly and left first.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik