explicitness

Example Sentences

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Though I am often an avoider of scary films, Eggers’ impressive command of the medium, his delicately shocking sensibility and his determination to get maximum effect with minimal explicitness has won me over.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2024

Music industry experts have traditionally relied on large databases to analyze the lyrical and acoustic aspects of hit songs, including their tempo, explicitness and danceability.

From Scientific American • Jun. 30, 2023

Both Prof Singh and Mr Harry point out that unlike other rappers, Moose Wala's music lacked the sexual explicitness often associated with hip-hop and especially rap and his music never objectified or degenerated women.

From BBC • Jul. 5, 2022

Our culture is drowning in explicitness – thanks to the internet.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2020

There is nothing new in this merciless formulation except the explicitness of its symbols and the candor of its hatred.

From "The Fire Next Time" by James Baldwin