How to Use inoffensive in a Sentence

inoffensive

adjective

• The priest was a mild-mannered inoffensive fellow.
• Not so long ago, inoffensive viral hits were the coin of this realm.
  — Laura Bradley, HWD, 9 Mar. 2017
• Not so long ago, inoffensive viral hits were the coin of this realm.
  — Laura Bradley, vanityfair.com, 9 Mar. 2017
• This fresh fragrance is easy to wear, inoffensive, and smells great on all guys’ skin.
  — Dallas News, 30 Nov. 2022
• This new MoMA is inoffensive, which sounds snide, but is not meant to.
  — Rumaan Alam, The New Republic, 21 Oct. 2019
• Instead, neutrals reign supreme, and the goal is to create a place that is inoffensive and could appeal to many.
  — Rachel Kurzius, Anchorage Daily News, 7 July 2023
• The first one — which has a calm, inoffensive sea on the cover — starts with my sister’s birth in 1972 and holds mostly black-and-white photos.
  — New York Times, 3 June 2021
• The dozen or so fresh sayings must be both current and inoffensive, charming and clever.
  — Kim Severson, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2023
• Oh, and the show indicates that an inoffensive Sunday in Cincinnati is not a good thing.
  — Carol Motsinger, Cincinnati.com, 9 Apr. 2018
• But if the Beaver was just an inoffensive beaver who was overlooked, the young athletes may want to register a polite protest.
  — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 30 May 2022
• Alas, the modern announcer has been trained to be inoffensive above all.
  — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2023
• Usually, this hunt leads you to the nearest convenience store for the most inoffensive last-minute gift from the impulse aisle.
  — Talia Abbas, Glamour, 31 Jan. 2020
• In the scene in question, Marge has edited a new version of The Princess in the Garden, tailoring it to what would be acceptable and inoffensive in 2018.
  — Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Apr. 2018
• This one is soft and inoffensive with cherry flavors and a tad bit of raspberry.
  — Marc Bona, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2022
• There are inoffensive kinds both inside and outside the human body, but name brand recognition of E. coli is as a pathogen.
  — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 18 Feb. 2020
• Beijing has long been wary of the rise of celebrity worship culture and has made clear that celebrities need to be inoffensive in public to stay in their good graces.
  — Aya Elamroussi, CNN, 6 Aug. 2021
• That’s a positive, largely inoffensive message, and some sketches—like the one on the wage gap set in an ‘80s workout video—are clever.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 5 Oct. 2019
• But the Salute leaned most heavily on older, more inoffensive performers singing the protest songs of their time.
  — Larisha Paul, Billboard, 18 Mar. 2021
• Cé Noir has an enjoyable, inoffensive smell — and that’s my main issue with it.
  — Jihan Forbes, Allure, 21 Dec. 2023
• The music itself , which is made up of the score and then a duet of Unchained Melody, is inoffensive and perfectly suitable for an Olympic routine.
  — Amy Parlapiano, SI.com, 13 Feb. 2018
• Just by sharing the same space, the inoffensive strain managed to acquire two of the extra chromosomes found in the virulent one.
  — Ed Yong, Discover Magazine, 18 Mar. 2010
• In the most shrug-inducing, inoffensive match of the World Cup, it’s Sweden versus Switzerland.
  — Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 2 July 2018
• The webbed glass canopy is pretty and inoffensive, in that vaguely corporate way of pretty glass things.
  — Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2015
• Much like their neighbours Bournemouth, Brighton are a largely inoffensive side.
  — SI.com, 26 Sep. 2019
• The problem is that the encounter all feels so snug, inoffensive and sentimental — trite.
  — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 16 Nov. 2023
• The faint coconut smell is inoffensive, unlike some sunscreens that smell chalky or like Pina Coladas.
  — Svati Kirsten Narula, Outside Online, 4 June 2022
• Locusts are usually inoffensive, solitary creatures that do not stray far from the place that they were born.
  — The Economist, 15 Aug. 2020
• For everyone else, the SEL Premium is an inoffensive and well-equipped choice.
  — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 22 Sep. 2021
• Sam Smith’s music defines the word inoffensive—so why does the singer inspire so many arguments?
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2023
• The actor wears his own skin as Gepetto, alongside a curly wig and inoffensive Italian accent.
  — John Defore, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024