use bad language
Example Sentences
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The crime-busting former mayor of the once lawless Davao City said last week he had spoken to God and promised him he would no longer use bad language.
From Reuters • Nov. 4, 2016
Do you use bad language to psych yourself up, or do profanities have the opposite effect on you?
From The Guardian • Apr. 23, 2013
One fine day, if we eat well, respect our fellow man and don't use bad language in front of the children, we might just be rewarded with a competitive match.
From The Guardian • Feb. 24, 2011
It would have dreadful results, because I should be sure to use bad language - I couldn’t help it; and the article I should concoct would make people faint, or turn cross-eyed or colour-blind.
From Winding Paths by Page, Gertrude
He displeased the fast set by his strict morality; they called him slow, because he did not bet, gamble, use bad language, keep an opera dancer.
From Lectures and Essays by Smith, Goldwin
