in bad taste
Example Sentences
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I died of laughter watching it as a preteen — that it was immature and in bad taste was entirely the point.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 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
Westminster Magistrates' Court heard that May, who is from the Bedfordshire town, thought the monarch's visit to a "poor area" was in "bad taste".
From BBC • Jan. 13, 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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