How to Use unobtrusive in a Sentence

unobtrusive

adjective

• But once that was out of the way, the changes to the show were unobtrusive.
  — Alex Marshall, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2020
• Their skins are thin and unobtrusive, so all that’s needed is a good rinse and scrub.
  — Hana Asbrink, Bon Appétit, 6 July 2022
• The faux stone fire pit is modern yet durable and comes with an unobtrusive steel storage box to hide the propane tank.
  — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023
• Each season, they can be counted on for a new take on the unobtrusive style.
  — Laia Garcia-Furtado, Vogue, 26 July 2022
• Rehnquist, on the other hand, was unobtrusive save for the gold stripes on the sleeves of his judicial robe.
  — Mark Sherman, Twin Cities, 27 Nov. 2019
• The low ankle collar is padded and lined; so too is the high but unobtrusive, breathable tongue.
  — Elizabeth Carey, Outside Online, 11 June 2021
• Then do a spot test in a small, unobtrusive location to make sure the spray won’t damage the fabric.
  — Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 30 Jan. 2023
• To counter this, Google has made the product–and the tracking process–as unobtrusive as possible.
  — Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 4 May 2021
• The idea is for each of the six devices to notify users of things with simple and unobtrusive systems.
  — Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 17 Apr. 2022
• Of course, a piece of wood isn’t the only unobtrusive interface that can provide the amount of context and control the smart home needs.
  — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 2 Jan. 2023
• Bassist Garry Tallent, in his banker’s attire and shades, is the unobtrusive anchor of every song that flies off the stage.
  — Melissa Ruggieri, USA TODAY, 29 Mar. 2023
• The transmission was equally smooth and unobtrusive on road and off, including in the truck’s low range.
  — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 11 Aug. 2021
• Ditching the key ring and sticking the Shadow to an item keeps the device at just 0.1-inch thick, about as thin as a coin, and 1.9 inches both long and wide for an unobtrusive shape.
  — Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 25 Aug. 2021
• This sleek, unobtrusive model comes with fronts in stainless steel, white or black to match your kitchen color scheme.
  — Jordan Goldberg, Good Housekeeping, 27 Apr. 2022
• The tiny candy bar-size Tandem is unobtrusive and also has both GPS and g-force sensing.
  — The Popular Mechanics Editors, Popular Mechanics, 18 May 2021
• Just snip a few strands from unobtrusive areas like the nape of the neck and behind an ear — getting as close to the root as possible to capture the most recent growth — and pop it in the mail.
  — Dianna Mazzone, Allure, 18 Aug. 2020
• These were smooth bullets and wands and sacs, some of them stone-colored, many as unobtrusive as dental equipment.
  — Lauren Goode, Wired, 8 Jan. 2020
• The latter is still more than fine, both responsive and unobtrusive enough.
  — Jeff Dunn, Ars Technica, 9 June 2020
• The unobtrusive design of the purifier carries over to sleep mode where the display light can be turned off, and the sound is reduced to almost silent.
  — Gabriela Izquierdo, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2022
• While the delivery drones will be a new sight in the community, Healy says they are designed to be unobtrusive.
  — Alyssa Newcomb, Fortune, 26 Feb. 2020
• Video screens are relatively unobtrusive, but for a giant video board that hangs down from a roof truss over right field.
  — Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 16 Oct. 2020
• From start to finish, his scope is close to the ground, his language sparingly emotive and unobtrusive.
  — New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022
• According to our writer Jaina Grey, during testing the straps were easy to manage and adjust, were unobtrusive, and keep out of the way.
  — Scott Gilbertson, WIRED, 26 Nov. 2023
• Neuralink engineers also spoke to the need to make battery charging quick and safe, and to make the implant unobtrusive.
  — WIRED, 1 Dec. 2022
• Mersa Tshaye, an 18-year-old high school student, said his survival might owe to the fact that his family’s home is small and unobtrusive.
  — Lucy Kassa, Los Angeles Times, 19 Mar. 2021
• Just ask Hugh Haney, an unobtrusive 60-year-old, living in Columbus, Ohio.
  — Jason Nagi, Forbes, 12 Apr. 2021
• Instead, and to the author’s credit, what emerges is a series of unobtrusive patterns.
  — Graham Hillard, National Review, 31 Mar. 2022
• Even the climate control was unobtrusive, with little or no fan noise.
  — cleveland, 15 Feb. 2020
• The songs on his album are as unobtrusive as Jackson has been as a player his entire career.
  — Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2021
• The 48-volt system also smooths out the engine stop-start function, which is even more unobtrusive than before.
  — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 7 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 28 May 2024