pornographic

Example Sentences

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"It's not pornographic and they're not doing anything illegal, so I don't think it should have been blocked," said a male IT worker Moon Jang-won.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2024

Books that get removed from libraries are often described as inappropriate or pornographic, but in practice, many deal with themes of race or include L.G.B.T.Q. characters, according to free speech organization and library groups.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Ms Hollberg said she was "astonished", stating that to think that the David statue could be considered pornographic means not only failing to understand the Bible, but Western culture itself.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2023

He said 175 books have been removed from 23 school districts, with 87% of the books identified as pornographic, violent or inappropriate for their grade level.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 20, 2023

In a recent issue it allowed a correspondent to call "Ann Veronica" "pornographic," which is most distinctly libellous.

From Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 by Bennett, Arnold