expletive

Example Sentences

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"Enough of Fico" and another slogan protesting Fico's Kremlin ties, using an expletive, were written in chalk at a school in the northern Slovak city of Poprad, which the premier said he wanted to visit.

From Barron's

After the footage of her berating fellow councillors and using expletives was leaked to the Guardian earlier this month, Ms Kemkaran said the culprits had committed an act of "treachery".

From BBC

"Unfortunately, our region is very close to our scheming neighbour," he said, adding an expletive for good measure.

From BBC

In April, the chief executive of RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, reacted with an expletive as he watched his company's stock tumble, in response to a major tariff announcement from the White House.

From BBC

The third expressed his views, in which he said "I hate them", referring to "misogynists and homophobes", adding an expletive.

From BBC