irreverence

Example Sentences

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For Beeching, the reaction to that picture says something about "how comfortable we are mixing authority with irreverence".

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

The frontman seems to somehow anchor the rhythmic chaos, warbling words that swerve wildly between incisiveness and irreverence; wisdom and wonderful nonsense.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2026

Not far away, at Pepa Bar a Vins, irreverence was the raison d’être.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2025

"He will be remembered for his works, for their brilliance and humanity, and for his wit, his irreverence, his generosity of spirit and his profound love of the English language," it said.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

Not the paws of a leopard walking upright, turned against men by irreverence.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver