risqué
Example Sentences
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He praises the "deft deployment of slightly risque jokes" as well as a Bridgerton spoof starring Miss Piggy, saying it's a "return to basics, and all the more joyous for it".
From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026
A Moms for Liberty chapter in Tennessee questioned whether a textbook that included a photograph of two sea horses mating was too risque for elementary schools.
From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2021
“Behind Closed Doors” was a bit risque in the country music world, but a lyric of the song is so true in what should be a transparent world, the world where taxpayer business is conducted.
From Washington Times • May 5, 2021
To be fair to the more risque element of Chelsea’s matchday support, they have been very thorough this week in representing the full political spectrum.
From The Guardian • Dec. 14, 2018
It was here that He ran the greatest risque of a discovery.
From The Monk; a romance by Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory)
