crass

Example Sentences

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Their entrepreneurial efforts in the U.S. seem to others evidence of the crass opportunism hidden beneath the patina.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

If Hulu’s “Shoresy” is the poster child for successfully balancing raunch and heart, “Ted” is on the opposite end — crass and lazy.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

And there were occasions that I witnessed as an HR person of really crass and cruel behavior.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

This led to a sharp rebuke from Eritrea's Information Minister Yemane Gebremeskel, who dismissed the rhetoric as "too crass and pathetic to sell".

From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025

I have come to think of marriage as dishonorable, a crass trade-off rather than a free gift.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood