euphemism

Example Sentences

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At 19, I had “top surgery”—a euphemism for an elective double mastectomy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

State media did not offer specifics, though it did say the ruling party had revealed numerous recent "deviations" in discipline -- a euphemism for corruption.

From Barron's • Jan. 20, 2026

In recent days Wang Hung-wei, a prominent lawmaker from the opposition Kuomintang party, criticised Zero Day Attack as "selling dried mangoes", a Taiwanese euphemism that means stoking unnecessary fear about the destruction of one's country.

From BBC • Aug. 5, 2025

“So it feels like it’s a euphemism for enforcement actions.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2025

As far as I can tell, the Land of Promise is their euphemism for death, although they do not admit it.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black