risqué

Islanders had to follow a dress code, and risqué challenges were off the table, said ITV America Chief Executive David George.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026

There are a lot fewer neon-drenched skyscrapers and risqué robots than we were promised, but a quarter of the way through the 21st century, we are indeed essentially living inside a cyberpunk dystopia.

From Salon ● Feb. 20, 2026

Do you feel like audience reception to more risqué jokes has changed in recent years?

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2023

Despite its risqué origins, “Paws of Fury” manages to dish out lighthearted fun, swashbuckling action and surface-level messaging about following your dreams, though not every joke lands.

From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2022

But the abbot, although generally tolerant of Mendel’s whims, had intervened: a monk coaxing mice to mate to understand heredity was a little too risqué, even for the Augustinians.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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 devotee of “Grand Theft Auto,” Moore said he’s visited sites featured in the risque video game such as the Griffith Observatory and the Hollywood sign.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2023

Tinted nail polish was developed in the mid-1920s, and “it was a pretty risque statement at the time,” Shapiro says.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 18, 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

However, to avoid running such a risque, hasten to the Cavern: The Banditti never leave it before eleven, and if you use diligence, you may reach it in time to stop them.'

From The Monk; a romance by M. G. (Matthew Gregory) Lewis