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.
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If O’Malley is loud and obnoxious — well, that is the joke.
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Sam Anderson,
New York Times,
6 Feb. 2020
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On the way, Kevin is obnoxious to the Black cab driver.
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Amanda Ostuni,
EW.com,
14 Apr. 2021
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Some of the most self-aware people are the most obnoxious.
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Alexander Nazaryan,
Newsweek,
25 Jan. 2017
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But that doesn't make the House vote any less obnoxious.
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Jarvis Deberry,
NOLA.com,
17 May 2017
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The skinheads at the show are not just obnoxious racists.
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A. O. Scott,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2016
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It’s the obnoxious man in a boardroom yelling ideas that aren’t his.
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
28 Sep. 2020
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Duck fans behind us were loud and obnoxious, and one got thrown out of the game.
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oregonlive,
24 Nov. 2022
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From the Pats to the Sox, New England fans take great pride in being obnoxious.
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Nick Groke,
The Denver Post,
9 May 2017
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My iPod lulls me to sleep and doesn’t wake me by some loud obnoxious noise coming from the nasal area.
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Wired Blogs,
WIRED,
26 Apr. 2004
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Eyes the same shape and shade as George’s, who is Umma’s obnoxious new boyfriend.
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Sarah Yang,
Sunset Magazine,
21 June 2024
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The then 30-year-old Jobs was obnoxious and famously loose with the truth.
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Brad Stone,
Bloomberg.com,
14 Aug. 2017
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It’s the obnoxious man in a boardroom shouting ideas that aren’t his.
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Kathleen Newman-Bremang,
refinery29.com,
6 Oct. 2020
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Don’t have the obnoxious dog that jumps on people that come to visit.
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John Schandelmeier,
Anchorage Daily News,
6 Nov. 2021
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But as folks go back to the office, some find the sounds obnoxious — and annoying.
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Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
5 Apr. 2022
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The Michigan Wolverines-style helmets aren’t as obnoxious as the mix of stripes and more stripes.
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Tim Bannon,
chicagotribune.com,
29 Sep. 2019
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The frat-house atmosphere of the ’80s has been toned down, and the pilots are a more diverse, less obnoxious bunch.
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New York Times,
26 May 2022
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The findings are predictable, obnoxious, and a sign things must change.
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Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
7 Sep. 2023
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One of the friends spends an obnoxious amount of money on a painting that is just a white painting.
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Jessi Virtusio,
chicagotribune.com,
13 Apr. 2022
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But then this kind of obnoxious first half where Doechii’s just being Doechii.
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Kenan Draughornestaff Writer,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Aug. 2022
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And the fact that A-Rod’s sneakers are mostly blue with a flash of red is a not-too-obnoxious nod to the holiday.
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Megan Gustashaw,
GQ,
5 July 2017
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Of course, some people always think that Swift is the obnoxious sound.
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Joe Garcia,
The New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2023
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Even in the realm of the obnoxious and unnecessary, having the bigger badge isn’t worth it.
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Chris Amos,
Car and Driver,
21 Dec. 2017
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There are just two people who leave obnoxious voice mail and whose daughter may fly in to see them once a year.
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Washington Post,
28 June 2021
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An important clue, Mirabel is told, lies in her trying to get along with the obnoxious Isa.
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Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
15 Nov. 2021
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Johnson said the viaduct’s traffic noise makes for a loud and obnoxious soundtrack.
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Seattle Sketcher Gabriel Campanario,
The Seattle Times,
29 Aug. 2018
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At one point, they’re nagged by an obnoxious British record exec ready to exploit them for the U.K. market.
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Margaret Farrell,
SPIN,
14 June 2024
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Like, watched it all the way through from the shrill opening filled with obnoxious kids to the leadenly staged slapstick climax?
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Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2024
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Better that than an obnoxious red or orange, in Murray’s opinion.
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Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
14 Nov. 2024
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