taboo

Example Sentences

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While Hughes awaits the outcome of the consultation, he said he wants to facilitate have a national conversation about a subject that is often seen as taboo.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

But with your tax preparer, the conversation will turn quickly to that taboo topic — your income.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

For a blip in this post-Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” era, when queerness is once again taboo, the counterculture went mainstream.

From Salon • Mar. 1, 2026

Cashing Out Is In: The AI gold rush is breaking a Silicon Valley taboo: cashing out before the IPO, an option Stripe, OpenAI, Anthropic, Databricks and SpaceX are giving employees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 15, 2026

The taboo against women speaking in public did not apply in Quaker meetings, where women were encouraged to speak freely.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling