curse word
Example Sentences
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“I never said a curse word or stood up or threatened anyone, but it was hot under the collar, and I regret that,” Dorph said.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 17, 2023
Raphael Bostic, president of the Atlanta Federal Reserve, joked Tuesday in separate remarks that “transitory” is now seen as the equivalent of a curse word at the Atlanta Fed.
From Washington Times • Oct. 13, 2021
My son said his first curse word this year also, only he’s 3 years old instead of 9 like Ralphie.
From New York Times • Dec. 21, 2020
Inexplicably, not a single curse word comes out of George Brett.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2019
It was much worse than any curse word, they told us.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
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