How to Use inoffensive in a Sentence

inoffensive

adjective
  • The priest was a mild-mannered inoffensive fellow.
  • Will curriculum writers scratch their heads looking for inoffensive ways to incorporate the Bible in innovative ways?
    Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • Not so long ago, inoffensive viral hits were the coin of this realm.
    Laura Bradley, vanityfair.com, 9 Mar. 2017
  • Not so long ago, inoffensive viral hits were the coin of this realm.
    Laura Bradley, HWD, 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
  • The vague vanilla flavor is inoffensive and the crunch sublime.
    Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 25 Apr. 2024
  • 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
  • But what starts off as reckless but inoffensive choices soon take a more depraved turn.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • 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
  • The bokeh is inoffensive and fairly typical for an affordable zoom.
    PCMAG, 6 June 2024

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