vulgar

Example Sentences

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When, instead, another Black Democrat from Chicago, Barack Obama, headed toward the Democratic nomination in 2008, Jackson’s frustration spilled into public with a vulgar criticism of Obama caught on microphone.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

But now, online scammers were co-opting her iconic image for "vulgar and despicable attempts to exploit her legacy", the Brigitte Bardot Foundation said.

From BBC • Jan. 4, 2026

Those who condemned the book as vulgar self-promotion validated his decision to describe things as they really are.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025

And no joke is more vulgar than one mocking the pain of your neighbors, whether they were born in this country or not.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2025

“Had you ‘artists’ had a part in the decoration of the Sistine Chapel, it would have ended up looking like a particularly vulgar train terminal,” Ignatius snorted.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole