distasteful
Example Sentences
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This was particularly true of Berlin, a cosmopolitan city full of people who found the Nazis culturally distasteful.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
The frontman took umbrage at Jackson presenting himself as a messianic figure, protecting hundreds of children, calling the display "distasteful and crap".
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
McDonald’s was forced to pull down an AI-generated Christmas commercial from YouTube after some consumers said the AI-slop-filled tongue-in-cheek take on the holidays was distasteful.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
In part, that’s because even if the threats weren’t enough on their own, the texting story showed distasteful sides of Jones’ private personality.
From Slate • Nov. 4, 2025
Under the circumstances, the prospect of turning his clients around while his rival’s clients were pushing toward the summit may have been sufficiently distasteful to cloud Hall’s judgment.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
Vocabulary lists containing distasteful
Power Suffix: -ful
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