taboo
Example Sentences
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“I think when you are making a film that is confronting one of the ultimate taboos in cinema, you’re going to have a tough time,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times
While Hughes awaits the outcome of the consultation, he said he wants to facilitate have a national conversation about a subject that is often seen as taboo.
From BBC
The subject itself was often treated as taboo.
While death is taboo in our society, I would argue money is equally, if not more, taboo.
From Salon
A new game called “playing outside” will spread among the children as a taboo form of play—first having to sneak out against their parents’ wishes.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
