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
Bombastic, unrepentant, with a ribald sense of humor and a defense that leaned heavily into his desire to make Germany great again, Göring came out swinging.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025
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
Lou, conversely, was the toast of the town: an institution-building entrepreneur and voluble drinking buddy known for wearing loud turtlenecks, cracking ribald jokes and eating like a barn animal.
From New York Times ● Apr. 5, 2024
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
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