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

Even at the peak of his career, when his songs blared from every city, street and gathering of the country, his singing would get associated with poor taste and "cringe" sensibilities.

From BBC • Aug. 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

Carla and I always made fun of this awful lamp that one of our aunts with poor taste once gave them.

From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez