vulgarity

Example Sentences

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The ostentatious displays of deference he demanded, and received, from heads of state and CEOs manifested an arrogance that enraged some participants and a vulgarity that revolted others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

Some people think that in order to be funny, stand-up comedy needs to be in your face, controversial and full of vulgarity.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2024

This is also a woman who chided her granddaughter that “vulgarity is no substitute for wit,” while proudly and without apology wielding her class-conscious vulgarity over her family and the servants.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

Now, Farrelly is banking on that same thirst for vulgarity and depraved humor for “Ricky Stanicky,” his latest buddy comedy starring Zac Efron and John Cena that hits Prime Video on Thursday.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

I can only imagine the film’s latest horrors, its flaunting of vulgarity in the face of theology and geometry, taste and decency.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole