expletive
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Actually, he precedes that assessment with an expletive when considering the label in relation to England’s 2006 World Cup team.
From BBC ● May 10, 2026
“There was an expletive in there, and she said, ‘Get back to the office, and update your program,’” Simon said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2024
"Hey Congresspeople! Beware! Hell hath no fury like a . . . scorned," he adds, making a cutesy little face where one guesses an expletive would have otherwise been verbalized.
From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2023
McLemore’s use of an expletive to describe his hometown gives the podcast its abbreviated title.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
As it happened, Butler never had time to finish his expletive, because he wisely chose that moment to relinquish his grip.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
“A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the president gave an appropriate and unambiguous response,” said Steven Cheung, White House communications director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
The president's public use of expletives have attracted headlines in the past - for example, when discussing the relationship between Iran and Israel last June.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026
Keywords trigger the A.I., but so do certain combinations that seem threatening—colors associated with criminal organizations, mention of illegal activities, violent verbs, expletives, and some political content, for instance.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2023
“You should be able to change your name now,” Musk tweeted, days after the Grammy winner also threw expletives his way.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
The class listened to one opera each month—at least made some effort to listen over the thunder of groans and barely suppressed expletives from the athletes who populated the last row of seats.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
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