tactless

Example Sentences

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In 2016’s The Mandibles, she created a character whom she described as a “pure piss-take” of herself: belligerent, tactless, a maniacal exerciser–the Ur-Boomer, utterly self-absorbed and an unalloyed financial disaster for society.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

“I know it’s tradition to be happy on Purim, but this year I think it’s tactless to do these carnivals,” said David Heyd.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 25, 2024

But Locklear and other women at the sessions saw the remark as tactless considering the setting.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2022

The looming threat of a giant Whack-a-Mole mallet hovering over our heads is both tactless and disturbing.

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2020

She’s the one whose tactless comments and cruel jokes about matters I don’t think are funny have made me insensitive to any sign of love on her part.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank