How to Use uncontroversial in a Sentence

uncontroversial

adjective
  • Drag of this kind was uncontroversial and all around me back then.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 27 June 2023
  • Not that long ago, this would have been seen as uncontroversial.
    — Michael R. Bloomberg, Twin Cities, 22 Sep. 2019
  • This ought to have been one of the few uncontroversial issues.
    — The Economist, 1 Feb. 2018
  • Start with uncontroversial topics—even small talk about work or the weather.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 30 June 2022
  • This was not an uncontroversial move.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 27 June 2026
  • In the book, Sasse goes far out of his way to be uncontroversial and extend his appeal across the board.
    — Malcolm Harris, New Republic, 21 June 2017
  • This should be uncontroversial in academia.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • This should be uncontroversial in academia.
    — Chicago Tribune, Twin Cities, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Off the field, Johnson is about as uncontroversial as a player can be.
    — Bob Baum, The Seattle Times, 25 May 2017
  • In short, the idea that a commission would be useful should be uncontroversial.
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, The New Yorker, 20 May 2021
  • This much is uncontroversial, even though it may not be thought relevant—or polite, perhaps—to talk about it.
    — Pankaj Mishra, The New York Review of Books, 21 Oct. 2020
  • Politicians, left and right, come for uncontroversial attention (and a few for the music).
    — Mark Swed, latimes.com, 4 Sep. 2017
  • Voting by mail has been an option offered in Ohio for more than a decade, and has been uncontroversial in recent years.
    — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 13 Aug. 2020
  • In some ways, Warsh is a relatively uncontroversial choice for the role.
    — Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Most of the law in question, passed on August 2nd, is uncontroversial.
    — The Economist, 15 Aug. 2019
  • From that concern emerged what was then, and remains, an uncontroversial, bedrock moral principle.
    — Austin Sarat, Fortune, 24 May 2026
  • Excising the most egregious subreddits was the first step, and not an uncontroversial one.
    — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Mr Elmer was born in 1955 and his early years seemed to set the stage for an uncontroversial career.
    — The Economist, 16 Dec. 2017
  • There was never a time when the Nobel Peace Prize was uncontroversial.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Mar. 2021
  • The simple fact is that the Queen is too good at being royal, bland, uncontroversial and dully inscrutable.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 15 Nov. 2019
  • Free expression on campus, as in life, is not always polite, tidy, or uncontroversial.
    — Aileen Favilla, New York Daily News, 4 May 2026
  • As far as Gladwellian provocations go, this one seems fairly uncontroversial to me.
    — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 11 June 2022
  • Vance’s stance is not, by any stretch, obvious nor remotely uncontroversial.
    — Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
  • These are uncontroversial jokes that aim to bring people together and get everyone chuckling or smiling along.
    — Big Think, 5 Nov. 2025
  • But this year’s bargaining season was much quieter and uncontroversial.
    — Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • In previous decades, this measure by the leader of the country’s most populous state might have been uncontroversial.
    — Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2021
  • So who holds the crown depends on the unit of measure, but the top two most prolific mathematicians are uncontroversial.
    — Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2024
  • In years past, this might have been seen as an uncontroversial and boring change to the law that is of interest only to financial businesses based in the state.
    — Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
  • For the last three decades, a landmark piece of legislation aimed at protecting women had been assumed to be durable and uncontroversial.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 16 Mar. 2022
  • But the biggest surprise of all turned out to be how uncontroversial the nominations were, as many of the results lined up with our predictions from two weeks ago.
    — Nate Jones, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2021

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