How to Use irreverent in a Sentence

irreverent

adjective
  • He has a delightfully irreverent sense of humor.
  • In other words, here’s an irreverent movie with a quirky ring of truth.
    — Joe Morgenstern, WSJ, 12 Oct. 2017
  • Her friends played irreverent games and showered her with gag gifts.
    — Margie Zable Fisher, Fortune Well, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Let the teens have their weird, dumb, funny, irreverent brows.
    — Brennan Kilbane, Allure, 5 Sep. 2017
  • Just as out of touch, irreverent, and tonally off.
    — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The play is an irreverent retelling of the lives of the Brontës.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 June 2023
  • There was no swearing, less irreverent humor, and not as many punks in the crowd.
    — Michelle Villegas Threadgould, SFChronicle.com, 7 Feb. 2020
  • Shamaly has light brown skin, an irreverent sense of humor, and a loner’s mien.
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 15 June 2026
  • The film is so irreverent and fun, and Sofia instilled that in the day-to-day process.
    — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2021
  • Her sense of humor, it should be noted, is both dry and a little irreverent.
    — Pamela Hanson, Glamour, 25 Oct. 2019
  • The irreverent ad is meant to connect with the tone of The Match.
    — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 June 2023
  • Because of that, many of the specific jokes and quips are too irreverent to print.
    — Patrick Connolly, Orlando Sentinel, 21 June 2024
  • Like so many jaunty and irreverent slang words, this one has a maritime background.
    — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 12 May 2026
  • Even irreverent ice cream maker Coolhaus is pulling up to the drive-thru.
    — Karen Palmer, Bon Appetit, 18 Aug. 2017
  • With luck, the irreverent ice cream and burger joint will open in March or April.
    — Mark Kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, 15 Jan. 2020
  • Pair them with a suit that’s also a bit irreverent, like high-rise slacks with a matching cropped jacket.
    — Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 14 Mar. 2026
  • Laver shared, the brand is meant to be authentic and irreverent…not polished.
    — Shimite Obialo, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
  • Justin’s dad is a master of the one-liner, and the book is chock full of his pithy and irreverent words of wisdom.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Jan. 2021
  • The game will blend stealth and combat with the series’ irreverent dark humor.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 8 Dec. 2025
  • And Ava aligned well with James’s impish and irreverent style.
    — New York Times, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Jaime, a witty, irreverent 20-year-old who spent five years in foster care, saw to that.
    — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2022
  • Occasional guests keep the vibe fresh, and their irreverent sense of humor is one-of-a-kind.
    — Sasha Urban, Variety, 3 June 2022
  • Mick Herron’s books are irreverent but dark.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Caustic and irreverent by nature, Beames did not reach the top of his service.
    — David Gilmour, WSJ, 22 Feb. 2019
  • What inspired the launch of Who Gives a Crap—as well as the irreverent name?
    — Rachel King, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2020
  • In the meantime, more questions could arise about the future of other irreverent late-night talk shows in light of its fate.
    — Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
  • His tweets revealed the 31-year-old teacher to be both funny and irreverent.
    — Steven Petrow, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2020
  • On the one hand, Harley Quinn can be so irreverent and dirty as to make the Deadpool movies seem tame.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 9 Feb. 2023
  • And that video’s success showed him there was an audience for his brand of irreverent analysis.
    — Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Fletch, as a character, is sarcastic and irreverent, but that’s only fun if the movie gets you on his side from the word go.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 15 Sep. 2022

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