How to Use indecency in a Sentence

indecency

noun

• I was shocked by the indecency of their language.
• The book has been criticized for indecency.
• He was accused of sexual indecencies.
• Based on past award winners, the indecency clause seems like a stretch.
  — Lisa Liebman, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2019
• He was found not guilty of the rape charge and one of the public indecency charges, records show.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2021
• The novels are prickled like a sea urchin with the spines and fuzz of many indecencies.
  — New York Times, 23 May 2018
• The suspect was charged with two counts of public indecency and two counts of breach of peace.
  — Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2022
• His lifelong battle was against indecency in all its forms.
  — Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
• My fiancé’s older brother is in prison for felony indecency with a child.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
• Shroats was charged with indecency with a child in connection to that victim.
  — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Feb. 2026
• He was booked into the Kendall County on a charge of felony indecency with a child.
  — Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Nov. 2022
• The spokesperson did not respond to an email from the Statesman about the new indecency bill.
  — Rose Evans, Idaho Statesman, 14 Feb. 2025
• The shame of its indecency is felt only by those who share the country with Spencer, not by the man himself.
  — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 14 May 2017
• Manuel La Rosa-Lopez had been facing five charges of indecency with a child.
  — Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2020
• He was found guilty of 35 counts of indecent assault and one count of indecency.
  — SI.com, 4 July 2018
• The indecency charge was a third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
  — By lavendrick Smith dana Branham, Dallas News, 23 July 2019
• Police say Smith is being charged with two counts of public indecency.
  — Amber Jayanth, Cincinnati.com, 26 Jan. 2018
• But the catchall issues are indecency, hypocrisy, and complicity—and the way all three are enabled by power.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2020
• James Maxwell Crow, 27, was charged with three counts of indecency with a child with contact.
  — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Apr. 2021
• William Roy Stallsworth, 63, was indicted on two counts of indecency with a child.
  — Tom Steele, Dallas News, 2 June 2021
• Goode will serve the two sentences for indecency with a child concurrently, equating to a term of 40 years in prison.
  — Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024
• On Monday, two felony charges of indecency with a child were added, since the two young girls witnessed the alleged incident.
  — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 17 Apr. 2018
• The president of a North Texas school district’s board of trustees has been accused of indecency with a child.
  — Dallas News, 25 Jan. 2023
• The remaining three counts are for indecency with a child in connection with Caleb Diehl.
  — NBC News, 5 Dec. 2019
• This is a moment of indecency in political speech.
  — Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2025
• He was charged with three counts of second-degree breach of peace, three counts of public indecency and two counts of third-degree stalking, police said.
  — Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 28 Feb. 2023
• Castillo had a bond forfeiture warrant related to a charge of indecency with a child at the time of the shooting, police said.
  — Hojun Choi, Dallas News, 6 Mar. 2023
• Some of the city's health standards will also be revised to add exceptions to existing indecency laws.
  — Aki Nace, CBS News, 25 June 2026
• The Cleveland Heights man, 47, was charged with public indecency.
  — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 17 May 2017
• The Good Mother was a good try at a legal drama about a woman whose lover is accused of indecency with her young daughter.
  — Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2025