unmentionables
Example Sentences
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The source of the stench was the canal itself, a stretch of sewage, chemicals and other unmentionables in “green water that hissed and bubbled like a witch’s cauldron.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
An essential place of unmentionables — in a lot of ways, its purpose is clear, unchanged.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2022
With five of Scotland's starting line-up one booking away from a suspension for the play-off semi-final, the home team needed a card-happy whistler like it need a firm kick in the unmentionables.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2021
Lewis, she talks about God, politics and other unmentionables, and gently exhorts her readers, as she does herself, to find joy in a bleak and chaotic world: a leftie guru of optimism.
From New York Times ● Oct. 27, 2018
I insisted we learn more, but she said I should stop bringing up unmentionables.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
