irreverent

Example Sentences

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He joined BBC Radio 1 in 1998 as the host of the early breakfast show and went on to become a household name presenting his irreverent afternoon show.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

HBO Max’s “The Pitt” received a credit of $24.2 million, while “Stewie,” a spin-off of Seth MacFarlane’s irreverent adult cartoon “Family Guy,” was awarded $6.4 million.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

The irreverent news website had seemingly cracked the code for social-media virality, and would soon become one of the first digital-media startups to achieve unicorn status with a valuation of over $1 billion.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

Setting out to make a film about the Civil War general burning his way through the South, he ended up with an irreverent, semi-solipsistic travelogue organized around the women he encountered along the way.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

There is something at once innocent and irreverent about the gesture, and she is reminded, forcefully, of why she still loves him.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri