innocuously

Example Sentences

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It refers innocuously to “unity,” “social harmony” and a “shared destiny.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 28, 2026

He sneaked in “I’m not a good person” so innocuously that the old me would have overlooked it.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 8, 2024

The December day in 2021 that set off a revolution across the videogame industry appeared to start innocuously enough.

From New York Times • Feb. 25, 2024

The game began innocuously enough but became increasingly bad-tempered, with the home side angered at having to replace goalkeeper Christian Abbiati following a clash with Crouch in the box.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2023

Then the lechuzas, all thirteen of them, vanished into thin air, leaving only downy feathers floating innocuously in the rays of the morning sun.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall