How to Use unprintable in a Sentence
unprintable
adjective- I can't tell you what he said because it's unprintable.
- Does the file contain any unprintable characters?
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Fans waved their arms, yelled unprintable words and drained Bud Lights.
— Hunter Woodall, kansascity, 24 Mar. 2018 -
His dialogue, much of it unprintable here, has bite that puts him in the Winslow/Lehane league.
— New York Times, 26 Oct. 2017 -
You'll be hooked from the (unprintable) opening lines of the title track, one of the frankest and funniest starts to an album ever.
— Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2019 -
But based on a tasteless menu published in the krewe's newspaper (even the title is unprintable), chef Besh is in for a bashing.
— Doug MacCash, NOLA.com, 25 Jan. 2018 -
Lizzo named all the colors, though her favorite inventions — for a bright blue and a bright pink — are unprintable here.
— New York Times, 30 Mar. 2022 -
Some of the team names will be filthy, funny and unprintable in a family newspaper.
— Karla Peterson, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 July 2018 -
The show begin with a song whose title is unprintable on this site, and Rock treated fans to some of his most popular tunes as the concert wore on.
— Patrick Cooley, cleveland.com, 25 Feb. 2018 -
Charles Haley and Kevin Gogan took turns telling unprintable stories.
— Chris Ballard, SI.com, 2 May 2018 -
The Stones fought to prevent release of the movie with the unprintable title; Frank won the right to screen it under restricted conditions.
— Karen Wada, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2019 -
Cox, 73, insisted in unprintable words that Roy is not based on Fox's Murdoch.
— Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2020 -
Her screams, unprintable in a family newspaper, were the starting shot of what would end up being a 16-hour marathon.
— Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2021 -
At the Annoyance: Plenty of improv shows to choose from, plenty with unprintable titles, most for much less than $20.
— Doug George, chicagotribune.com, 10 Oct. 2019 -
Why are insults from foreign countries so much funnier and more unprintable than ours?
— Caroline Leavitt, SFChronicle.com, 22 June 2018 -
The clip itself is just over two minutes, details of its contents mostly unprintable.
— Ed O'Keefe, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2017 -
What was never clearly explained: how or when Bryant managed to pick up a few unprintable words in Doncic’s native tongue.
— Marc Stein, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2020 -
The Surfers made quite the unprintable name for themselves in the 1980s with a bizarre blend of uproarious and nihilistic punk music and equally demented stage shows.
— René A. Guzman, ExpressNews.com, 9 Jan. 2020 -
In the 1990s, the Assembly engaged in a few torturous, embarrassing debates over gay rights, some of the rhetoric unprintable.
— George Skelton, latimes.com, 22 Mar. 2018 -
There was a bit of a scuffle and some unprintable words said — but no punches thrown — before the lawmakers were separated.
— Anna M. Tinsley, star-telegram.com, 29 May 2017 -
And of course, as a journalist, I’ve been called lots of other things that remain unprintable in a family newspaper.
— Angela Hill, The Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2017 -
When reached by text for a comment about his new job, Isabella responded with a two-word brush off, unprintable in this newspaper.
— Tim Carman, Washington Post, 27 Nov. 2019 -
The venue is hosting an ad hoc series on Mondays with an unprintable name and the goal of bringing together artists from different media.
— Washington Post, 9 May 2021 -
In one of four prints with unprintable titles, the upward thrust of the Washington Monument is mirrored by an arm and hand with outstretched middle finger.
— Washington Post, 11 Feb. 2022 -
During the recent phone interview, Lucas had some choice words about the first 100 days of Donald Trump’s presidency, most of them unprintable.
— Jay Trucker, baltimoresun.com, 27 Apr. 2017 -
Almost everyone has a clever pseudonym — Jonathan is trying to convince everyone to call him Jack, which will make a funny riff out of the dirty, unprintable name of their band.
— Carolyn Kellogg, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Dec. 2022 -
A cashier at a doughnut shop called the American president something unprintable.
— Nick Miroff, Washington Post, 16 June 2017 -
The actor, who also sings some of the songs on the soundtrack, has gained a massive Instagram following and a legion of fans who tweet unprintable remarks to him on a regular basis.
— Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 26 June 2020 -
But over the past few weeks, Bob has repeatedly outplayed my own efforts, trying out the contest himself and sending me back up to a dozen ideas of his own (some, alas, unprintable or at least uncartoonable).
— Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2022 -
The final third of this movie takes being an [unprintable] to surprisingly despicable places.
— Wesley Morris, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2020
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