blasphemous

Example Sentences

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It’s blasphemous in America to suggest anything can rival the NFL, but today, I do not fear the football Gods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 7, 2025

The protesters were angry over the display a book by the exiled feminist author Taslima Nasrin, who has in the past received death threats from Islamist groups for what they say are her blasphemous writings.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

Disclaimer: This is “my” tea recipe, and it contains what some might think are outright blasphemous practices.

From Salon • Aug. 1, 2024

“And I was very happy that the church understands that I am a Christian artist and I am not a blasphemous artist. I’m just an artist.”

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2023

Such a reaction at a Wagner performance would have been considered blasphemous - to dare to interrupt the master’s unstoppable narrative flow.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall