expletive

Chabria: As someone known to routinely curse in polite society, I’m not one to judge an expletive.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2025

"Hey Congresspeople! Beware! Hell hath no fury like a . . . scorned," he adds, making a cutesy little face where one guesses an expletive would have otherwise been verbalized.

From Salon ● Dec. 15, 2023

McLemore’s use of an expletive to describe his hometown gives the podcast its abbreviated title.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 4, 2023

“Who the heck is going to want to look at an eight-foot picture of a hideous car crash, Andy?” a friend once asked Warhol, using a stronger expletive.

From New York Times ● Jun. 1, 2023

As it happened, Butler never had time to finish his expletive, because he wisely chose that moment to relinquish his grip.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer

“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

Paraphrasing and removing the expletives, the general reaction from Rangers people was: 'Save the showboating for down south, son'.

From BBC ● Dec. 12, 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

Yeoh also acknowledged the historic significance of her victory and delighted the crowd by throwing some euphoric expletives into her rousing speech.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2023

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