bad word
Example Sentences
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Nobody has a bad word to say about him.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
The club had some brilliant players and plenty of other strong characters, yet I'm sure not one of them would have had a bad word to say about their captain.
From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026
At a Saturday gathering of roughly 60 delegates from the conservative northern swath of California, Bianco said he would never say a bad word about his Republican opponents.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 7, 2025
Castellanos “was an almost perfect mom. She never told a bad word, yelled at the girl, didn’t hit her,” he said in Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025
It was a shock to hear someone speak her family secret out loud, like hearing a bad word you knew but never said.
From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat
