risqué

Example Sentences

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He praises the "deft deployment of slightly risque jokes" as well as a Bridgerton spoof starring Miss Piggy, saying it's a "return to basics, and all the more joyous for it".

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

A Moms for Liberty chapter in Tennessee questioned whether a textbook that included a photograph of two sea horses mating was too risque for elementary schools.

From Washington Post • Oct. 14, 2021

“Behind Closed Doors” was a bit risque in the country music world, but a lyric of the song is so true in what should be a transparent world, the world where taxpayer business is conducted.

From Washington Times • May 5, 2021

Seek what exalts you, and live ‘à tout risque’.

From The Guardian • Nov. 27, 2017

Ensurance I do not believe can be effected for less than 30 p. cent for the Season, therefore I must take the risque upon myself.

From All Afloat A Chronicle of Craft and Waterways by Wood, William Charles Henry