swearing

Example Sentences

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Swearing in anger directly at other MPs would almost certainly break the rules, but occasionally an MP can get away with a rude word.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2023

Swearing just like Roy regularly does in the award-winning show about a family jockeying for control of a media empire, Cox playfully shouted as he and his fellow cast members posed for pictures together.

From Reuters • Mar. 21, 2023

Swearing in members, naming committee chairs, engaging in floor proceedings and launching oversight investigations will all be delayed until a speaker is elected and sworn into office.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 3, 2023

Swearing at them takes all those negative associations and dumps them on the kid.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2021

Swearing love for art, they hovered on the edge of Bohemian life.

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright