curse word
Example Sentences
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He is quick to laugh at his own jokes and appreciates the shock value of a well-placed curse word.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 8, 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
Said Michael: “In my entire life I never heard my brother say one curse word, nothing, not even ‘damn.’
From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2020
And if I didn’t know what a curse word meant, all I had to do was ask her and she would explain it to me—in detail.
From "Auggie & Me" by R. J. Palacio
