swear word
Example Sentences
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“I can’t really say it because there’s a swear word in it,” Quinton Byfield said.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2024
“That’s I guess why I thought the word that I said was a swear word and not way worse than it actually is.”
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2023
After this conflict, Musgrave predicts Ukrainians will add a new swear word to their vocabulary: “Putin.”
From Washington Post • Mar. 4, 2022
Recently tiny Bitche made international headlines after Facebook mistook the city’s name for a swear word and deleted the town’s Facebook page.
From Slate • Apr. 19, 2021
He’d heard the word so often—mostly from Maria—he’d thought it was only a swear word, like dumdum or cootie face.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
