poor taste
Example Sentences
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Mr. Carr also threatened action against ABC affiliates after late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel made a joke in poor taste about Charlie Kirk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
South Park has spent decades reveling in its own poor taste, but the people who bankroll the show have their limits.
From Salon • Sep. 11, 2025
But on social media, one X user said Handler was "trivialising" the feud while another said the jokes were "in poor taste".
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025
Jacobs, the prop master, is encouraged that the show’s carefully selected signifiers of wealth, status, self-absorption and poor taste are still being appreciated by fans.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024
I am appalled by the extremely poor taste and unseemly behavior of your daughter and her friends.
From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
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