How to Use obnoxious in a Sentence

obnoxious

adjective
  • Some teenagers were being loud and obnoxious.
  • He said some really obnoxious things about his ex-girlfriend at the party.
  • Duck fans behind us were loud and obnoxious, and one got thrown out of the game.
    — oregonlive, 24 Nov. 2022
  • And who wants to be John Adams, fat, bald and obnoxious?
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 9 May 2026
  • Sometimes that may involve a drink or two and an obnoxious amount of food.
    — Samantha Mims, Essence, 23 June 2025
  • Don’t have the obnoxious dog that jumps on people that come to visit.
    — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Nov. 2021
  • By and large, Kenny comes off as a nice guy, if not a smidge obnoxious.
    — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Jack is more drunk, petty and slightly more obnoxious this time around.
    — Patrick Cooley, cleveland.com, 24 May 2017
  • Chelsea, with her ridiculous request for a rug brought from home, may very well be obnoxious.
    — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The findings are predictable, obnoxious, and a sign things must change.
    — Beth Ann Mayer, Parents, 7 Sep. 2023
  • There are just two people who leave obnoxious voice mail and whose daughter may fly in to see them once a year.
    — Washington Post, 28 June 2021
  • But the film is far too laboured and obnoxious to justify its two-hour runtime.
    — Rory Doherty, Vulture, 11 July 2025
  • My iPod lulls me to sleep and doesn’t wake me by some loud obnoxious noise coming from the nasal area.
    — Wired Blogs, WIRED, 26 Apr. 2004
  • One of these friends, over the last five years, has become more and more obnoxious with his late-night drinking.
    — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
  • One of the friends spends an obnoxious amount of money on a painting that is just a white painting.
    — Jessi Virtusio, chicagotribune.com, 13 Apr. 2022
  • And sure, right now that takes time and might be obnoxious to employees at grocery stores.
    — oregonlive, 27 Jan. 2020
  • But as folks go back to the office, some find the sounds obnoxious — and annoying.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 5 Apr. 2022
  • On the other hand, what made her an obnoxious little sister served her well in school.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Of course, some people always think that Swift is the obnoxious sound.
    — Joe Garcia, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2023
  • But then this kind of obnoxious first half where Doechii’s just being Doechii.
    — Kenan Draughornestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Johnson said the viaduct’s traffic noise makes for a loud and obnoxious soundtrack.
    — Seattle Sketcher Gabriel Campanario, The Seattle Times, 29 Aug. 2018
  • The early, obnoxious beep-beep-beep is making his sleep worse overall.
    — Big Think, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Eyes the same shape and shade as George’s, who is Umma’s obnoxious new boyfriend.
    — Sarah Yang, Sunset Magazine, 21 June 2024
  • Go ahead and cue the inevitable and obnoxious screaming and yelling from a frustrated fan base.
    — Stephen Holder, Indianapolis Star, 13 Mar. 2018
  • So yes, be yourself, so long as that self is not selfish, impulsive, or obnoxious.
    — Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Becky is perky and cheerful to the point of being obnoxious, which sometimes irks Robin.
    — Lisa Stardust, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Our hero can be remarkably obnoxious and self-centered.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Whether the obnoxious popup will end up being a wise move for the company is anything but clear.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The then 30-year-old Jobs was obnoxious and famously loose with the truth.
    — Brad Stone, Bloomberg.com, 14 Aug. 2017
  • True, Lochlan, the sweetest or in any case the least obnoxious Ratliff, survives.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025

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