bad word
Example Sentences
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"He loved every single soul, and people loved him, you know, and they never had a bad word to say about James."
From BBC • Dec. 31, 2025
"As a person, you couldn't say a bad word about him. Really nice guy."
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2025
I really am confident that a lot more people understand what it is to think about our community as inclusive and not just a way where it’s a bad word.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2025
Castellanos “was an almost perfect mom. She never told a bad word, yelled at the girl, didn’t hit her,” he said in Spanish.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025
He may have meant no offense but he pronounced my mother’s name like a bad word.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
