epithet

Example Sentences

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In its report, The Post described Teixeira as a gun enthusiast and described a video in which he yells racist and antisemitic epithets before firing off several rounds from a rifle.

From Washington Post

Somehow, the word exists in many forms at once: It’s a widely known epithet of a bygone era, a counterculture shorthand for something exotic and spiritual, a proud self-identifier and an unspeakable slur.

From Los Angeles Times

Employees also wrote racial epithets, and drew symbols and caricatures, around the factory, he said.

From New York Times

In 2019, four white student athletes were seen on video singing along to a popular song that included a racial epithet.

From New York Times

About a decade ago, an edition of “Huckleberry Finn” replaced a racial epithet with the word “slave,” over concerns that such an offensive word was causing schools to stop assigning the novel.

From New York Times