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Recent Examples of indecent That same year Yarrow pleaded guilty to taking indecent liberties with a 14-year-old girl who had come to his hotel room with her older sister to ask for autographs. CBS News, 7 Jan. 2025 In one of the article’s scenes, a Catholic priest accused of indecent offenses is described being led down a street while a crowd shouts insults at him. Thomas Meaney, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024 Orange Beach has a vulgarity ordinance on the books, which was enacted about a decade ago amid concerns about vulgar or indecent T-shirts and other merchandise sold at souvenir stores. al, 20 Jan. 2023 Because there are more good people than indecent ones. Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023 See All Example Sentences for indecent
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Adjective
  • Lawsuit alleges 'obscene' government overreach Longo's lawsuit, filed in Chemung County, New York, names the county, the city of Elmira and several DEC officers as defendants.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 July 2025
  • The court acknowledged that protecting minors from material that would be considered obscene from their perspective was a compelling government interest.
    Noah Feldman, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
Adjective
  • Because at the time, Madonna was seen as this controversial and sort of vulgar character.
    Terry Gross, NPR, 17 July 2025
  • Users must also opt-in to see the vulgar version of Bad Rudi, rather than a more family-friendly version known simply as Rudi.
    David Ingram, NBC news, 15 July 2025
Adjective
  • Cats often express their dismay at being excluded from your travel plans by peeing in your luggage, but of course, cat urine is not the only thing that can cause a foul odor in your suitcase.
    Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 June 2025
  • Police responded to a 911 call about a foul odor, and found Burgos’ apartment door unlocked in the building that offers affordable units for senior citizens.
    Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 19 June 2025
Adjective
  • For example, wildfires can not only cause direct injury and damage to people and property but can also spew all sorts of nasty stuff into the air.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 19 July 2025
  • Morton signed a one-year, $15 million deal with the Orioles this past offseason as a starting pitcher who had established himself with 17 years of MLB experience and a nasty curveball.
    Said Bravo, CNN Money, 18 July 2025

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“Indecent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecent. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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