unobtrusive
Example Sentences
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Today’s clunky VR headsets will be replaced by unobtrusive devices, perhaps embedded in contact lenses or even brain-computer interfaces.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026
She won gold in the Wellness category at the Stoperiet Open bodybuilding competition in April - a category which places special emphasis on natural fitness, healthy appearance and unobtrusive beauty, rather than large muscle mass.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
I was drawn to the Light Phone because it was arguably the most minimalist version available; it barely resembled a phone at all, and was so strikingly unobtrusive compared to my old needy iPhone.
From Slate • Apr. 17, 2025
All of the designers interviewed for this story like ceiling fixtures to be so unobtrusive that they almost disappear.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024
There was an unobtrusive charm about the bungalow, Richard conceded, as they walked through the empty, newly painted rooms.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Vocabulary lists containing unobtrusive
To Kill a Mockingbird
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Grade 10, List 5
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Power Prefix: un-
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