distasteful

Example Sentences

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The Alexanders’ lawyers argued that while the brothers’ behavior could be distasteful and crude, it didn’t amount to a federal crime.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

Pregnancy for Hedda is as distasteful a matter as these in-law intrusions, but it’s clear that George didn’t spend his entire honeymoon in the library and that the marriage plot has got ahead of her.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

In part, that’s because even if the threats weren’t enough on their own, the texting story showed distasteful sides of Jones’ private personality.

From Slate • Nov. 4, 2025

And as effective as these recordings are in sending a pit plummeting to the viewer’s stomach, they also give “The Perfect Neighbor” a bitter, distasteful flavor.

From Salon • Oct. 21, 2025

Under the circumstances, the prospect of turning his clients around while his rival’s clients were pushing toward the summit may have been sufficiently distasteful to cloud Hall’s judgment.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer