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
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
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
I looked upon you as my Friend, my Protector: I trusted myself in your hands with confidence, and relying upon your honour, thought that mine ran no risque.
From The Monk; a romance by Lewis, M. G. (Matthew Gregory)
