vulgar
Example Sentences
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The court “is not a place for vulgar barroom talk,” Judge M. Margaret McKeown clapped back in a concurrence joined by 25 fellow judges.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2026
Olympic men’s hockey team marched in, it was vulgar and fabulous.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026
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
The vulgar kitsch of “The Housemaid” is its silly secret weapon, and it’s Seyfried who stays reloading the ammunition, making sure that this hefty dose of frivolity is as unforgettable as its conventionally prestigious contemporaries.
From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026
I’ve been reading her like mad, and no vulgar remarks, please.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
