ribaldry
Example Sentences
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Kipling, the grandson of a Methodist preacher, reveals the tin-pot evangelist with increasing clarity as youth and its ribaldries pass away and he falls back upon his fundamentals.
From A Book of Prefaces by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)
He was pressed to punish some insolent comedians; but, "No," said he, "amongst their ribaldries they may sometimes tell us useful truths let them amuse themselves, provided that they respect the honor of women."
From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 3 by Black, Robert
Cross, maddened that he could not get his bundle of peripatetic ribaldries printed, wrote ballads, which he got sung as it chanced.
From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Disraeli, Isaac
Thus all manner of obstinate ribaldries and mischief began to infest our path of progress.
From Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays by Various
Such ribaldries used to be popular in English mouths concerning American visitors before the war; they were all of similar tenor.
From Hawthorne and His Circle by Hawthorne, Julian
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