indecent
Example Sentences
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Harker went on to admit sending a communication with an indecent or offensive message.
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
The rule states that there should be no behaviour that is "improper, offensive, violent, threatening, abusive, indecent, insulting or provocative".
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
Burkina Foreign Minister Karamoko Jean-Marie Traore at the time said the proposal was "indecent".
From Barron's • Dec. 31, 2025
Back home, after the train ride, I washed and dried the mushrooms and sent them sizzling into a pan with shallots, garlic, salt, pepper and an indecent amount of smoked paprika.
From Salon • Dec. 28, 2025
The boys stirred uneasily, as though something indecent had been said.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
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