How to Use indecency in a Sentence

indecency

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  • I was shocked by the indecency of their language.
  • The book has been criticized for indecency.
  • He was accused of sexual indecencies.
  • He was found not guilty of the rape charge and one of the public indecency charges, records show.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2021
  • He is charged with four counts of indecency with a child.
    — Fox News, 12 Sep. 2018
  • The novels are prickled like a sea urchin with the spines and fuzz of many indecencies.
    — New York Times, 23 May 2018
  • The suspect was charged with two counts of public indecency and two counts of breach of peace.
    — Christine Dempsey, Hartford Courant, 13 Apr. 2022
  • This reminds us that indecency isn't new to the White House.
    — Author: Kathleen Parker | Opinion, Anchorage Daily News, 29 Mar. 2018
  • He was booked into the Kendall County on a charge of felony indecency with a child.
    — Ricardo Delgado, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Based on past award winners, the indecency clause seems like a stretch.
    — Lisa Liebman, Glamour, 18 Jan. 2019
  • The shame of its indecency is felt only by those who share the country with Spencer, not by the man himself.
    — Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 14 May 2017
  • Manuel La Rosa-Lopez had been facing five charges of indecency with a child.
    — Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2020
  • In 1994, Ortiz was found guilty of indecency with a child.
    — Houston Chronicle, 13 Aug. 2020
  • Police charged the man, 18, of Warrensville Heights, with public indecency and warned him not to return to the store.
    — cleveland, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The president of a North Texas school district’s board of trustees has been accused of indecency with a child.
    — Dallas News, 25 Jan. 2023
  • The indecency charge was a third-degree felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.
    — By lavendrick Smith dana Branham, Dallas News, 23 July 2019
  • James Maxwell Crow, 27, was charged with three counts of indecency with a child with contact.
    — Taylor Pettaway, San Antonio Express-News, 21 Apr. 2021
  • William Roy Stallsworth, 63, was indicted on two counts of indecency with a child.
    — Tom Steele, Dallas News, 2 June 2021
  • He was found guilty of 35 counts of indecent assault and one count of indecency.
    — SI.com, 4 July 2018
  • On Monday, two felony charges of indecency with a child were added, since the two young girls witnessed the alleged incident.
    — Matthew Martinez, star-telegram, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The lack of bathrooms has led to a large number of reports of public indecency near the camps, said Crossley, something the city hopes to reduce with the program.
    — Dallas News, 16 July 2022
  • The remaining three counts are for indecency with a child in connection with Caleb Diehl.
    — NBC News, 5 Dec. 2019
  • Jimenez-Salas was wanted on five felony counts of rape and six felony counts of indecency with a child, all involving the two girls, FOX 4 reported.
    — Dom Calicchio, Fox News, 20 Mar. 2021
  • Matthew Tonne of Lewisville was arrested Jan. 9 on charges of indecency with a child stemming from the incident.
    — Loyd Brumfield, Dallas News, 27 July 2019
  • He was told to report to court Nov. 30 for the January public indecency charge.
    — oregonlive, 6 Dec. 2020
  • In September of 2019, Green was found guilty of indecency with a child by exposure.
    — Claire Goodman, Houston Chronicle, 2 July 2020
  • The Cleveland Heights man, 47, was charged with public indecency.
    — Andy Attina / Cleveland.com, cleveland.com, 17 May 2017
  • But the catchall issues are indecency, hypocrisy, and complicity—and the way all three are enabled by power.
    — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Despite those assurances, they were filmed in the nude without their knowledge, in violation of California and federal laws against indecency and the exploitation of children, the suit alleged.
    — Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024
  • Instead, what Barber did to her in that patrol car led to him being charged with child seduction, official misconduct, public indecency and public nudity.
    — Carolyn Van Houten, Washington Post, 14 May 2024

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