vulgarity

The ostentatious displays of deference he demanded, and received, from heads of state and CEOs manifested an arrogance that enraged some participants and a vulgarity that revolted others.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 23, 2026

With Jude, of course, vulgarity is often the point, and maybe, as two hours becomes three, the excessiveness is part of the point too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2025

"Knowing the vulgarity of the old world, today I try to avoid being listened to by the new world – so that I don't come across as detestable," he told the court.

From BBC ● Mar. 26, 2025

This is also a woman who chided her granddaughter that “vulgarity is no substitute for wit,” while proudly and without apology wielding her class-conscious vulgarity over her family and the servants.

From Salon ● Oct. 1, 2024

The woman wore a fashionable wrap, high shiny boots, and tapered pants; the man lounged in a rumpled shirt and stained trousers, giving an air of almost deliberate vulgarity.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

Mr. Trump’s vulgarities do cause distress among Republicans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026

In her recent New York Times article about the "coarsening" of the religious right, Ruth Graham alluded to this, writing about the trend of evangelical leaders using "vulgarities."

From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2024

Because the tone of a Times article should be thoughtful and restrained, we generally avoid publishing vulgarities.

From New York Times ● Dec. 1, 2022

It is heartening, however, to see people of all races protesting the racist vulgarities.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2022

Then, too, there was all of that mascara and lipstick and other vulgarities which I would rather not catalogue.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole