irreverent
Example Sentences
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At the time, the irreverent news website had seemingly cracked the code for social-media virality.
From MarketWatch • May 8, 2026
Her irreverent photographs show off the style: They are framed waist down or shoulders up, from ground level or from far above.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026
Known for dark, irreverent and unfiltered stand-up, his joke-related legal case reached the Supreme Court of Canada, which ruled in his favor in 2021, an important decision for free expression in comedy and satire.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026
Gaming company Activision Blizzard UK Ltd said the ad promoted the 18-rated video game and was therefore targeted at adult audiences only, who had a higher tolerance for irreverent or exaggerated humour.
From BBC • Feb. 18, 2026
These aspirations are not, I think, irreverent, although they may trouble whatever gods may be.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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