swearing

Example Sentences

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Delays of several days between the Senate confirming a Fed nominee and the swearing in aren’t unusual.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Warsh’s stakes in Juggernaut Fund LP and a handful of the largest positions are supposed to be sold between his Senate confirmation and his swearing in.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

What sparked a change last year was the one-night ban of TikTok, when uproarious Americans protested the shutdown by swearing they’d learn Mandarin and signing up in droves for Chinese social media app RedNote instead.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

"StudioCanal were working closely with Bafta, and Bafta had made us all aware that any swearing would be edited out of the broadcast," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026

And Jan was still in jail, swearing that he had an alibi.

From "Native Son" by Richard Wright