ribald

Example Sentences

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Disorderly in its construction, “Tristram Shandy” is ribald and risqué in its content, yet charitable and affecting in tone.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 9, 2026

But in an editorial in Tuesday's memorial edition, the paper's main shareholder said its spirit of ribald anti-religious irreverence was still very much alive.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025

It’s also doubtful that the ribald humor of H.L.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024

On Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood this week, people were reveling in Pride month, with all its rainbow flags and ribald humor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2023

On the surface, it was a ribald little tune about a donkey who wanted to be an arcanist.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss