blasphemous

Example Sentences

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As blasphemous as it sounds when referencing one of the greatest coaches in Los Angeles sports history, this one was on McVay.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 26, 2026

It’s blasphemous in America to suggest anything can rival the NFL, but today, I do not fear the football Gods.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 7, 2025

The protesters were angry over the display a book by the exiled feminist author Taslima Nasrin, who has in the past received death threats from Islamist groups for what they say are her blasphemous writings.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 2025

Sitting for the “Filmmaker Toolkit” podcast, Eggers joked to host Chris O’Falt, “It feels ugly and blasphemous and egomaniacal and disgusting for a filmmaker in my place to do ‘Nosferatu’ next.”

From Salon • Dec. 24, 2024

He knew his ideas were practically blasphemous and so his book had to be as irrefutable as he could make it.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman