How to Use ribald in a Sentence

ribald

1 of 2 adjective
  • The house lights weren’t fully dimmed for a subdued opening set by Kansas City’s Longer Days, a placid beginning to a ribald evening.
    By Bill Brownlee, kansascity, 5 Aug. 2017
  • One of the big reasons the fest was bursting at the seams was the appearance of Post Malone, a rising star who blends country crooning with ribald rap.
    Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Ms. Horgan, 46, the Irish writer and actress, gave raw, ribald voice to the tumult of relationships.
    Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2017
  • Behind me groups of men broke into ribald ballads that honor their contrade.
    Dwight Garner, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Some more-than-meets-the-eye introspection punctuated with a ribald quip.
    Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Haywood discussed her campaign on a recent afternoon at her two-story brick home on the South Side of Chicago, showing a ribald sense of humor and a gift for gab.
    Malika Andrews, New York Times, 8 May 2018
  • There wasn’t a Jewish guy and an Italian guy and a guy from Alabama, all trading faintly ribald stories, while making the world safe for democracy.
    Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Unlike so many previous films that exploited the topic for ribald comedy, this effort adopts a more serious, at times even mournful tone.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Other yuks fall into the category of mildly naughty Dad Jokes, and include a ribald misinterpretation of the word horologist.
    Michael O'Sullivan, The Denver Post, 26 May 2017
  • The house lights weren’t fully dimmed for a subdued opening set by Kansas City’s Longer Days, a placid beginning to a ribald evening.
    By Bill Brownlee, kansascity, 5 Aug. 2017
  • One of the big reasons the fest was bursting at the seams was the appearance of Post Malone, a rising star who blends country crooning with ribald rap.
    Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Ms. Horgan, 46, the Irish writer and actress, gave raw, ribald voice to the tumult of relationships.
    Kathryn Shattuck, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2017
  • Behind me groups of men broke into ribald ballads that honor their contrade.
    Dwight Garner, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2018
  • Some more-than-meets-the-eye introspection punctuated with a ribald quip.
    Dan Wiederer, chicagotribune.com, 26 Aug. 2019
  • Haywood discussed her campaign on a recent afternoon at her two-story brick home on the South Side of Chicago, showing a ribald sense of humor and a gift for gab.
    Malika Andrews, New York Times, 8 May 2018
  • There wasn’t a Jewish guy and an Italian guy and a guy from Alabama, all trading faintly ribald stories, while making the world safe for democracy.
    Mick Lasalle, San Francisco Chronicle, 31 Jan. 2018
  • Unlike so many previous films that exploited the topic for ribald comedy, this effort adopts a more serious, at times even mournful tone.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2018
  • Other yuks fall into the category of mildly naughty Dad Jokes, and include a ribald misinterpretation of the word horologist.
    Michael O'Sullivan, The Denver Post, 26 May 2017
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ribald

2 of 2 noun
  • That can make the show feel stakeless, but that’s arguably also the ribald fun of the series!
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The Angus Bowmer Theatre was packed, with an audience made up of all ages of theater viewers, including a large crowd of teenagers on a field trip, who laughed loudest when one of the Montagues thrust their way through ribald jokes.
    oregonlive, 9 June 2023
  • The beach softball tournament is most noted for its first weekend ribald atmosphere, complete with team names not fit for a family newspaper and a Miss Emerson contest named after risqué knock-knock joke.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2023
  • Early legendary armies assault gutsy ribald hippies’ lapels.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • Their ribald interactions prove genuinely funny at times, especially in a scene in which Xander takes his white privilege for granted while provoking a racist cop.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Created by Jenji Kohan and based on Piper Kerman’s memoir, the show was ribald, off-kilter, playfully knowing about female sexuality, and sharp-eyed about the prison-industrial complex.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 12 July 2023
  • Harriet is witty and ribald, while Morgan is devastatingly roguish and charming.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Angela gets on well with her subjects, usually parting ways on a ribald joke — every encounter is studded with gags and anecdotes that range in tenor from juvenile to profound: Romanian dictator Ceausescu fixing football contests.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Moviegoers might share similar nostalgia, recalling a not-long-ago era when studio offerings centering on ribald jokes would regularly play theatrically — before going missing.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023
  • That can make the show feel stakeless, but that’s arguably also the ribald fun of the series!
    Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 23 Mar. 2023
  • The Angus Bowmer Theatre was packed, with an audience made up of all ages of theater viewers, including a large crowd of teenagers on a field trip, who laughed loudest when one of the Montagues thrust their way through ribald jokes.
    oregonlive, 9 June 2023
  • The beach softball tournament is most noted for its first weekend ribald atmosphere, complete with team names not fit for a family newspaper and a Miss Emerson contest named after risqué knock-knock joke.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 July 2023
  • Early legendary armies assault gutsy ribald hippies’ lapels.
    Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 July 2023
  • Their ribald interactions prove genuinely funny at times, especially in a scene in which Xander takes his white privilege for granted while provoking a racist cop.
    Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Created by Jenji Kohan and based on Piper Kerman’s memoir, the show was ribald, off-kilter, playfully knowing about female sexuality, and sharp-eyed about the prison-industrial complex.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 12 July 2023
  • Harriet is witty and ribald, while Morgan is devastatingly roguish and charming.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Angela gets on well with her subjects, usually parting ways on a ribald joke — every encounter is studded with gags and anecdotes that range in tenor from juvenile to profound: Romanian dictator Ceausescu fixing football contests.
    Jessica Kiang, Variety, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Moviegoers might share similar nostalgia, recalling a not-long-ago era when studio offerings centering on ribald jokes would regularly play theatrically — before going missing.
    Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 June 2023

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