abusive language
Example Sentences
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“We were not using abusive language; we were using criticizing language,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
He was ejected from the game for abusive language after arguing that Laferriere had struck him in the head and deserved a major penalty.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Per ABC, Scotland's new Hate Crime and Public Order Act makes it unlawful to incite hatred via threatening or abusive language on the basis age, disability, religion, sexual orientation and transgender identity.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2024
The current rules say MPs should not use abusive language in the chamber - and the Speaker can demand that an MP withdraw words deemed to be "unparliamentary".
From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2023
Hither a vast number of Indians, with their wives, had fled, who yelled excessively, and threw out all manner of abusive language towards us.
From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo
