bad word
Example Sentences
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He told AFP he hopes that Americans can somehow rediscover a "balanced system of people that are willing to reach across the party aisle" so that compromise is no longer a "bad word."
From Barron's ● Sep. 11, 2026
Anthony Khan, a 35-year-old neighbour who said he knew Mr Cravitz "all my life", added: "He was friendly with everybody – he did not have a bad word with anybody."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2025
"As a person, you couldn't say a bad word about him. Really nice guy."
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2025
I really am confident that a lot more people understand what it is to think about our community as inclusive and not just a way where it’s a bad word.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2025
“It’s not another bad word, if that’s what you’re thinking,” Ethan says.
From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson
