swear

Example Sentences

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Funny how neither film adaptation knew what to make of El Rey, dropping him and Thompson’s surreal depiction of hell; the book’s admirers swear by the ending’s strangeness.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 2, 2026

“I came here and I walked around and I was like, I swear my family has been in this house,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

"It's a great contrast. The white, with the black," Trump told reporters as he showed them the ongoing work after a ceremony to swear in new the Homeland Security secretary, Markwayne Mullin.

From Barron's • Mar. 24, 2026

"It could be anything from a swear word to telling somebody they're beautiful. I don't know what it's going to be."

From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026

“You were a little butterball when you were a baby. You had these chubby cheeks that I swear I could’ve kissed all day. It only felt right to call you pumpkin.”

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas