obscenity

Example Sentences

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Today’s publishers aren’t much constrained by obscenity laws.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

Maybe it’s just a vibe, or as Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart once wrote about obscenity: “I know it when I see it.”

From Barron's • Dec. 18, 2025

The 42-year-old is known for his satirical songs and music videos about taboo topics in Malaysia, from obscenity to religion to China's censorship.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2025

In its graceful intertwining of meditation and obscenity, “Afternoons of Solitude” gives an ancient, controversial tradition the chance to shock and awe without hype or favor.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

It showed a kind of obscenity you see only in nature, an obscenity so extreme that it dis solves imperceptibly into beauty.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston