Examples of indelicate in a Sentence
Many consider it indelicate to talk about such things in mixed company.
the company considered his indelicate handling of such a personal matter to be unprofessional
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Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 May 2025
If any lawsuit ends up in court, a judge or jury will have to decide if an indelicate social media posting is worth more than $500,000 for the bereaved of Sade Robinson.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
The phrasing was indelicate, but the idea that Canada lacks a cohesive identity is not a novel proposition.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2025
Advertisement The president-elect’s style — brash, indelicate and pugilistic — is distilled in his son.
—Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Indelicate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/indelicate. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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indelicate
adjective
in·del·i·cate
(ˈ)in-ˈdel-i-kət 
indelicately
adverb
indelicateness
noun
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