epithet
Example Sentences
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They had no sympathy for poor or oppressed people and described Native Americans with horribly racist epithets.
From Los Angeles Times
Others purposefully mispronounced her name so that it sounded like a racial epithet, she said.
From Washington Post
Suspects in criminal investigations were openly described with the same epithet.
From Washington Post
Mr. Rhodes also had a deep animus for Mr. Biden, describing him in the messages with epithets such as “illegitimate usurper” and “Chi com puppet.”
From New York Times
A male subordinate, taken off an account after having an affair with a client, angrily grabs Higgins, pins her against a wall, and sprays her with epithets and spit.
From New York Times
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