swear word

Example Sentences

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“I can’t really say it because there’s a swear word in it,” Quinton Byfield said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2024

"In all my time with him, I don't think I heard him raise his voice or use a swear word."

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

“That’s I guess why I thought the word that I said was a swear word and not way worse than it actually is.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023

After this conflict, Musgrave predicts Ukrainians will add a new swear word to their vocabulary: “Putin.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2022

I sit. putting down my basket, strawberries again, chicken again, and I note the swear word: something new.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood