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

The president's public use of expletives have attracted headlines in the past - for example, when discussing the relationship between Iran and Israel last June.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

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

Since De León’s participation in a secretly recorded conversation with other city leaders was made public last October, his presence in council has often brought jeers and expletives from protesters.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 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