curse word
Example Sentences
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I’ve covered Nancy Pelosi for more than three decades and never once heard her utter a curse word, in public or private.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025
Just one offensive or curse word can lead to a parental advisory label, so what’s defined as explicit can be subjective.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2023
But having solved the mystery of her mother, Jo chooses to return to her responsibilities in the terrestrial, persecutory world where magic is a curse word.
From New York Times • Aug. 9, 2022
Raphael Bostic, president of the Atlanta Federal Reserve, joked Tuesday in separate remarks that “transitory” is now seen as the equivalent of a curse word at the Atlanta Fed.
From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2021
When I am working here, I think of Señor Santos, who probably never used a curse word, not even exclaimed “¡Ay Chihuahua!”
From "Beast Rider" by Tony Johnston & María Elena Fontanot de Rhoads
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
