ribald

Example Sentences

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A refined sense of the ribald, most of the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

But in an editorial in Tuesday's memorial edition, the paper's main shareholder said its spirit of ribald anti-religious irreverence was still very much alive.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025

Lou, conversely, was the toast of the town: an institution-building entrepreneur and voluble drinking buddy known for wearing loud turtlenecks, cracking ribald jokes and eating like a barn animal.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024

It’s also doubtful that the ribald humor of H.L.

From Salon • Feb. 22, 2024

On the surface, it was a ribald little tune about a donkey who wanted to be an arcanist.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss