in bad taste
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“Besides being in bad taste, there are many reasons why this prank is, to put it bluntly, stupid and potentially dangerous,” the department said in a statement at the time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
The film did not get many positive reviews with critics pointing out that its use of Holocaust imagery and dialogue was in bad taste.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2023
But some humanitarian aid groups have criticized adventure tourism in the Darien, saying marketing trips as if they were a test of survival skills is in bad taste and distracts from the suffering of migrants.
From Reuters ● Jul. 22, 2023
Just as the CPR celebration may soon be phased out of virtual football, doing it on the real field is also now considered in bad taste.
From Washington Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
“Not to mention your calling me Mr. Pip,—which appears to me to be in bad taste, Biddy,—what do you mean?”
From "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens
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