expletives
Example Sentences
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“A lunatic was wildly screaming expletives in a complete fit of rage, and the president gave an appropriate and unambiguous response,” said Steven Cheung, White House communications director.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 14, 2026
Eliasberg said public school teachers have strong 1st Amendment protections to share their political views online — expletives and all.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 21, 2024
Keywords trigger the A.I., but so do certain combinations that seem threatening—colors associated with criminal organizations, mention of illegal activities, violent verbs, expletives, and some political content, for instance.
From Slate ● Jun. 19, 2023
In the filing, Doyle alleges the managing partner said subsequently that he did not think he would have used expletives in a management meeting.
From Reuters ● Oct. 17, 2022
The class listened to one opera each month—at least made some effort to listen over the thunder of groans and barely suppressed expletives from the athletes who populated the last row of seats.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
