profane language

Example Sentences

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Under the First Amendment, anyone in the U.S. has the right to engage in peaceful protest, which can include yelling, using profane language, videotaping officers and following them in a car, legal experts say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

Hoyer, through a spokeswoman, said he did not recall the exchange nor using profane language.

From Washington Post • Jul. 28, 2020

Acosta – who recently noted that rapper Kanye West used profane language in the Oval Office – sent Caporale a private message in response.

From Fox News • Oct. 19, 2018

Mr Zuckerberg may use less profane language today, but many feel he has not yet outgrown his wilful disregard for users’ privacy.

From Economist • Apr. 11, 2018

Here also, it is thought, is presented the ultimate source of that horror of profane language which prevails among the Puritanic peoples of England and America.

From British Goblins Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Sikes, Wirt