Example Sentences

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The chassis forms the framework of the diaper, and the part of it that sits against the baby’s skin needs to be soft and nonirritating.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Here, a 20 percent concentration of zinc goes on impossibly invisible, and teams up with soothing and nonirritating botanicals.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2018

Some companies now install sound-masking equipment — which emits a continuous, nonirritating sound to help deal with noise concerns and protect confidential conversations.

From New York Times • Mar. 1, 2014

It is well, therefore, in many cases to endeavor to expel the unabsorbed poison by emptying the digestive tract, so far as may be, with a nonirritating purge.

From Special Report on Diseases of Cattle by United States. Bureau of Animal Industry

Smooth, nonirritating bodies, as buttons, pebbles, etc., do no particular harm for a long time, and may remain unnoticed for years.

From The Home Medical Library, Volume I (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm