in bad taste
Example Sentences
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I died of laughter watching it as a preteen — that it was immature and in bad taste was entirely the point.
From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2023
But some humanitarian aid groups have criticized adventure tourism in the Darien, saying marketing trips as if they were a test of survival skills is in bad taste and distracts from the suffering of migrants.
From Reuters • Jul. 22, 2023
And I think now there are certain jokes that I wouldn’t do that are in “Hollywood Shuffle,” that I think are in bad taste.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2023
Westminster Magistrates' Court heard that May, who is from the Bedfordshire town, thought the monarch's visit to a "poor area" was in "bad taste".
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2023
I’ve seen the imperial family several times, the emperor an ugly, hard-looking man, the empress pale and pretty, but dressed in bad taste, I thought—purple dress, green hat, and yellow gloves.
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
