TABOO in a Sentence
Learn TABOO from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
14 example sentences for TABOO, such as:
1. A taboo against sex before marriage.
2. To the village doctor's wife it was taboo.
3. There's a taboo on smoking in this office.
4. Any mention of politics is taboo in his house.
5. Death is one of the great taboos in our culture.
2. To the village doctor's wife it was taboo.
3. There's a taboo on smoking in this office.
4. Any mention of politics is taboo in his house.
5. Death is one of the great taboos in our culture.
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Meanings and Examples of TABOO
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taboo
v. declare as sacred and forbidden
a. forbidden to profane use especially in South Pacific islands
Classic Sentence:
1 That subject was taboo, but strained nerves found expression in loud criticism of the General.
2 To the village doctor's wife it was taboo.
3 It's the one insane taboo left: sex as a natural and vital thing.
4 Clifford, of course, had still many childish taboos and fetishes.
5 I must tell them that the subject is to be tabooed.
Example Sentence:
1 Sometimes taboo words are written with asterisks to avoid causing offence.
2 Sex is considered taboo as a topic for discussion.
3 A taboo against sex before marriage.
4 Any mention of politics is taboo in his house.
5 There's a taboo on smoking in this office.
6 Sex is no longer the taboo subject it used to be.
7 In this society there is a taboo on/against any sort of public display of affection.
8 And I understand why this taboo is indeed present in our society.
9 Death is one of the great taboos in our culture.