euphemisms
Example Sentences
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Both were usually euphemisms for the same thing: I was dieting, and I had already begun the day’s arithmetic.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
When the industry euphemisms pile up, so do my doubts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
They use euphemisms online to communicate the things they are not supposed to mention.
From New York Times ● Jun. 4, 2024
What first clued me in to the remarkable frequency with which complaints about men’s cleanliness appear on Reddit was repeatedly encountering one of the most awfully evocative euphemisms in the English language: skid mark.
From Slate ● May 17, 2024
I was jarred—a little spooked, as well—at so blatant a reference to something referred to, by mutual agreement, almost exclusively with codes, catchwords, a hundred different euphemisms.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
