indecent

Example Sentences

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Before that, police and prosecutors relied on laws dating back before the development of social media, such as sending indecent or offensive messages.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2026

Burkina Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore at the time said the proposal was "indecent".

From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025

Back home, after the train ride, I washed and dried the mushrooms and sent them sizzling into a pan with shallots, garlic, salt, pepper and an indecent amount of smoked paprika.

From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025

But there’s always a less indecent, a less callous, a less ugly way.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2025

They would have considered it indecent and dishonest to keep Cleopatra and her son housed across the river.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby