profane

Example Sentences

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Under the First Amendment, anyone in the U.S. has the right to engage in peaceful protest, which can include yelling, using profane language, videotaping officers and following them in a car, legal experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

The Church saw vinum clarum as a profane wine, and its consumption was not imbued with Christian symbolism, nor attached to any table ceremony.

From Salon • Jul. 15, 2024

“It is profane to compare the long, painful history of abuse and discrimination suffered by Black Americans to something totally different.”

From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024

The late, great Olivia de Havilland famously sued, at age 100, Ryan Murphy for his profane and gossipy depiction of her in “Feud: Bette and Joan.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2024

His father spat the word like it was profane.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner