Sentence examples for obscenity of from inspiring English sources

Go to the Wikipedia and you find: "the word still retains the meanings of "inspiring disgust" and even "inauspicious; ill-omened", as in such uses as "obscene profits", "the obscenity of war", etc.

Through her obscene humor, Wolf exposed the obscenity of the fictions — and the fundamental unfunniness of it all.

Mullahs repeatedly denounce the obscenity of imported films and music, sounding a lot like American fundamentalists.

In my view the objection to Husain is not the so-called obscenity of his paintings.

The obscenity of these policies was rivalled only by their inanity.

America's secretary of state, John Kerry, decried the "moral obscenity" of slaughtering civilians, including women and children, with chemical weapons.

He pleaded not guilty and listened as the prosecution outlined the case against the "bestial obscenity" of this "filthy book".

There are some who feel that the true obscenity of imperialism could never be shown on television.

Neil Kinnock: "The obscenity of a Labour council, a Labour council, hiring taxis to distribute redundancy notices" attack on Militant.

But the true obscenity of his decision, and those of other Trumpists, may take years to be fully appreciated.

The obscenity of attaching $11.4m £7.1mm) to victory in sport is softened to a degree when the recipient is Henrik Stenson.