expletive
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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 ● Oct. 20, 2025
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
“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
If you hear the word, “Impossible!” spoken as an expletive, followed by laughter, you will know that someone’s orderly research plan is coming along nicely.
From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas
Modi himself addressed the issue in a selfie video where he said it was "a culture shock" to see young women using expletives, but added that he forgave them.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
Sociologist Shiv Vishwanathan says "the use of expletives is the symptom of a deeper breakdown of democracy, it shows there's end of discussion and a lack of respect".
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
“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 expletives and biting one-liners that Eric Bieniemy unleashes on a football field never cut as deep as the internal dialogue.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2024
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
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