swear at
Example Sentences
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The judges cite the government for its tendency to swear at reality in its defenses and the fundamental lawlessness of the behavior they are trying to block.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 5, 2026
I swear, at one point I thought the president might turn, look at the audience and say, "We'll have more with irate governors after this important commercial message . . . "
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2022
“At no time did I swear at the officers,” he wrote in his affidavit.
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2020
The three signed a statement saying: “I will not attack my Muslim brother Ahmed Mohammed Qadir and I will not swear at him. I will not let my sheep enter lands belonging to Muslims.”
From New York Times • Jul. 1, 2018
He managed to fight down the impulse to swear at Ron, whose attitude would, he knew, improve slightly when the time came to take off the locket.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
