Margaret Mead Examples of obscene in a Sentence
Boris Fishman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Timothy Pawula, a former political ally of Tinley Park Mayor Michael Glotz, was charged in October 2024 with two counts of both electronic harassment and transmitting obscene messages.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 7 Feb. 2026
Weiner pled guilty to transferring obscene material to a minor in 2017 and spent 15 months in federal prison for the crime.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Texas Tech’s student section directed an obscene chant at Kansas’ Darryn Peterson as the freshman guard prepared to shoot a free throw late in the first half of the Jayhawks’ 64-61 victory over the Red Raiders on Monday night at United Supermarkets Arena in Lubbock, Texas.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Obscene.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obscene. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationKids Definition
obscene
adjective
Legal Definition
obscene
adjective
Note: The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that obscene applies to materials that appeal predominantly to a prurient interest in sexual conduct, depict or describe sexual conduct in a patently offensive way, and lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value. Material or expression deemed obscene by the court is not protected by the free speech guarantee of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Middle French, from Latin obscenus, obscaenus indecent, lewd
