in (very) bad/poor taste
idiom
: rude or insulting : offensive
I think the joke he told was in (very) bad/poor taste.
Examples of in (very) bad/poor taste in a Sentence
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In that context, an indulgence in heterosexual lust, even if in poor taste, is becoming seen as not just benign, but maybe even healthy and noble.
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Ruth Graham, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
In addition to an overwhelming wave of general complaining, some people have called the trip in poor taste for rewarding creators who are already successful and could have probably used their own money for a vacation.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2024
Though Pacino's portrayal of a Cuban refugee turned gangster is in poor taste, his brazen, simmering energy and willingness to go over the top is a perfect match for De Palma's vicious, neatly unhinged vision for Tony and his crew.
—Eric Farwell, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
Given that there has been such a level of destruction, have raves been moving into some of these spaces that have been damaged by bombing, or is that purely seen as something to be restored?
AL: No, that would be in bad taste.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2023
But the scenes came off not as revolutionary or revelatory, but as clichéd, exploitative and in poor taste.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2022
Some say that visitors will be using resources such as accommodations, clean water and food that locals need right now, and that vacationing is in bad taste given the devastation and grief Lahaina is facing.
—Justine McDaniel and Maham Javaid, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2023
What once played as liberating bad-taste comedy now just seems in bad taste, clueless or (even worse) intentional.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
At the end of the presentation, during the question-and-answer period, one of my classmates spoke up to vehemently say that this appeal to a captive audience was in very bad taste, and in no way belonged at the event.
—Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
Ruth Graham, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2024
In addition to an overwhelming wave of general complaining, some people have called the trip in poor taste for rewarding creators who are already successful and could have probably used their own money for a vacation.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2024
Though Pacino's portrayal of a Cuban refugee turned gangster is in poor taste, his brazen, simmering energy and willingness to go over the top is a perfect match for De Palma's vicious, neatly unhinged vision for Tony and his crew.
—Eric Farwell, EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
Given that there has been such a level of destruction, have raves been moving into some of these spaces that have been damaged by bombing, or is that purely seen as something to be restored?
AL: No, that would be in bad taste.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Dec. 2023
But the scenes came off not as revolutionary or revelatory, but as clichéd, exploitative and in poor taste.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2022
Some say that visitors will be using resources such as accommodations, clean water and food that locals need right now, and that vacationing is in bad taste given the devastation and grief Lahaina is facing.
—Justine McDaniel and Maham Javaid, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Aug. 2023
What once played as liberating bad-taste comedy now just seems in bad taste, clueless or (even worse) intentional.
—Ty Burr, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
At the end of the presentation, during the question-and-answer period, one of my classmates spoke up to vehemently say that this appeal to a captive audience was in very bad taste, and in no way belonged at the event.
—Miss Manners | Judith Martin, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Aug. 2023
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