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
The comedian Michelle Wolf has stunned guests at a prestigious media dinner in Washington on Saturday with a risque speech that eviscerated members of Donald Trump’s administration, some of whom were in the room.
From The Guardian • Apr. 29, 2018
For thou," he cried, "Shalt have a pinnace, that with rapid flight And without risque shall with the current glide.
From Orlando Furioso by Rose, William Stewart
