vulgarian

Example Sentences

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For years, publisher Graydon Carter referred to Trump as a "short-fingered vulgarian" in Spy magazine.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2024

Candy’s Buck at first seems like a rehash of his “Planes, Trains” character, a vulgarian chatterbox hilariously out of his element.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023

In Moore, Alexander and Karaszewski have found their latest unlikely folk hero, a winking vulgarian whose irrepressible drive for success more than makes up for his artistic deficiencies.

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2019

The truth is that he needed the demands of popular storytelling, and even the meddling of vulgarian producers, to do his best work.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 4, 2019

As said in another chapter, a well-bred person always lives within the walls of his personal reserve, a vulgarian has no walls—or at least none that do not collapse at the slightest touch.

From Etiquette by Post, Emily