obscenity
Example Sentences
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That this is a grotesque obscenity and cannot be allowed to continue?
From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026
Maybe it’s just a vibe, or as Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once wrote about obscenity: “I know it when I see it.”
From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025
Kenyon’s 1958 history of the Stuart dynasty, which began with James and lasted 111 years, cited James’s “vulgarity, obscenity and uproarious pedantry.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025
It sets rules for disclosing sponsors, emergency broadcasts, and content regarding obscenity and decency.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2025
He sank his voice, like someone who is obliged for medical reasons to utter an obscenity.
From "1984" by George Orwell
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
