poor taste
Example Sentences
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Mr. Carr also threatened action against ABC affiliates after late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel made a joke in poor taste about Charlie Kirk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025
In its statement, the Congolese military said the Rwandan video was a "faked incident in poor taste orchestrated with the sole aim of discrediting our army".
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025
Where is entertainment’s place when tragedy strikes, and is it in poor taste to forge on?
From Salon • Jan. 14, 2025
Experts say it’s no coincidence that the flurry of doomed prognosticating about Gen Alpha emerged just as the oldest were entering puberty, the developmental apex of obnoxious behavior and poor taste.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2024
When she sees her father dash by, Yoyo thinks he is playing one of his games that nobody likes, and that Mami says are in poor taste.
From "How the García Girls Lost Their Accents" by Julia Alvarez
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