How to Use indecency in a Sentence

indecency

noun

• 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
• Welch proved that television can defeat the indecency of a rogue senator who smears reputations.
  — Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 30 June 2024
• 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

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024