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

I wasn’t quite bold enough to use the forbidden curse word aloud, but I thought of it several times quite happily as I made my way up the path and to Auntie Braxton’s house.

From "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson