How to Use vulgar in a Sentence

vulgar

adjective

• He was a vulgar man.
• She had a coarse, vulgar laugh.
• I will not tolerate such vulgar language in my home.
• In metaphor, vinegar tends to get a bad, or at least a vulgar, rap.
  — Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
• For George Fogg, 89, the state can’t slam on the brakes fast enough on vulgar vanities.
  — Scott Calvert, WSJ, 15 June 2022
• Richard doesn’t want anything to do with the vulgar ordeal.
  — Peter Debruge, Variety, 25 Apr. 2022
• Rogers was told not to use such vulgar language, but that was it, Burns said.
  — Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 13 Jan. 2022
• And yet the world turns out not to work on these merrily vulgar lines.
  — Douglas Murray, National Review, 20 Feb. 2020
• The film, which features an all-Asian cast, does not hold back on the vulgar and obscene.
  — Kimmy Yam, NBC News, 7 July 2023
• Photos of the aftermath show Depp wrote vulgar messages to his wife in blood on the walls of the house.
  — Matthew Barakat, ajc, 7 May 2022
• But the story of the Titans, like many Greek myths, is pretty vulgar.
  — Stephanie Stradley, Houston Chronicle, 16 Oct. 2020
• This has led to persistent rumors that there is a more vulgar, NC-17 cut of the film.
  — Christian Holub, EW.com, 8 Aug. 2024
• This was not a vulgar catcall—I was swathed in more fabric than the Virgin Mary.
  — Katharine K. Zarrella, WSJ, 2 Apr. 2022
• In Utah, fans who made vulgar and racist remarks to the family of Ja Morant were banned.
  — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 2 June 2021
• Shortly after the final buzzer, Young, who was heckled in a vulgar way all night, slammed the ball off the floor.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 15 Apr. 2022
• So many of the bold, insane lyrics in Divine's music that were just so vulgar.
  — Shana Naomi Krochmal, EW.com, 22 June 2020
• The Trope: Everyone’s vulgar, deadpan, and speaks in British slang that might be made up.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024
• The monk asked how the grocer was able to concentrate among such vulgar music.
  — WIRED, 19 Jan. 2023
• Life doesn’t play out exactly along the lines of vulgar Marxism.
  — Kate Aronoff, The New Republic, 24 Mar. 2023
• My friend asked what my thoughts were on a vulgar subject and my reply was neutral.
  — Susan Johnston, Rolling Stone, 26 Feb. 2024
• Someone had thrown a rock through her parents’ window and sprayed a vulgar word on their garage door in red paint.
  — David Enrich, New York Times, 6 June 2023
• Perhaps not, but Jones said the homeowner has the right, regardless of the vulgar words, to display it.
  — Beth Mlady, cleveland, 18 Nov. 2021
• And people say some vulgar things to you – talking a lot of mess about your family, your kids.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 Nov. 2022
• Both posts criticized the school and the team, and one contained vulgar language and gestures.
  — Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 24 June 2021
• Kandi Girl can speak very vulgar at times, and say some very outlandish stuff, and do some outlandish things, so that was fun for me.
  — Marcus Jones, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2021
• It was considered vulgar for women to smoke in public, or even to be around those who indulged in the habit.
  — Daniela Altimari, courant.com, 28 Mar. 2021
• He was caught on a hot mic making a vulgar comment to teammate Chris Godwin.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 4 Oct. 2023
• But after 10 years, seeing my lips with any hint of colour seemed oddly vulgar.
  — Lottie Winter, Glamour, 24 Oct. 2021
• To some, the language will seem commendably earthy — to others, lamentably vulgar.
  — Tina Jordan, New York Times, 26 Mar. 2021
• A lot of mirth comes from unexpectedly vulgar words erupting from ordinary dialogue or sweet melodies.
  — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 27 Oct 2024