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
Even at the peak of his career, when his songs blared from every city, street and gathering of the country, his singing would get associated with poor taste and "cringe" sensibilities.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025
Experts say it’s no coincidence that the flurry of doomed prognosticating about Gen Alpha emerged just as the oldest were entering puberty, the developmental apex of obnoxious behavior and poor taste.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2024
When she sees her father dash by, Yoyo thinks he is playing one of his games that nobody likes, and that Mami says are in poor taste.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
