euphemisms

Example Sentences

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Euphemisms aren’t just trivial ways of communicating online.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

Euphemisms do not change the central fact of business: There are employers and there are employees, and the interests of the two parties can never perfectly align.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 15, 2022

Euphemisms have no place in serious journalistic publications.

From Washington Post • Sep. 10, 2021

Euphemisms are sometimes pushed on writers by their publishers.

From New York Times • Jan. 6, 2011

Euphemisms prevailed in the 1950s as the young men marched away.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2000