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
The most risque joke of the sketch came when Farnsworth mentioned that there would be channels for people of every culture, including “Telemundo for Spanish-speakers and BET — Black Entertainment Television.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2025
“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
The lonely Baron yearns for excitement, and this his imaginative companion readily provides, one madcap or mildly risque escapade following another, culminating in the German being mistaken for a bomb-throwing anarchist.
From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2021
Then for your sake, I'll take the risque and have the post-chaise in the same place at three o'clock in the afternoon of the next day.
From The Passionate Elopement by MacKenzie, Compton
