use bad language
Example Sentences
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The crime-busting former mayor of the once lawless Davao City said last week he had spoken to God and promised him he would no longer use bad language.
From Reuters • Nov. 4, 2016
Do you use bad language to psych yourself up, or do profanities have the opposite effect on you?
From The Guardian • Apr. 23, 2013
One fine day, if we eat well, respect our fellow man and don't use bad language in front of the children, we might just be rewarded with a competitive match.
From The Guardian • Feb. 24, 2011
She was a roaring good sailer, though, and her skipper was likely to use bad language if he caught her doing anything under eight knots in a breath of air.
From Harper's Round Table, June 18, 1895 by Various
“Don’t use bad language before the little innocent,” said I, enjoying his confusion.
From The First Violin A Novel by Fothergill, Jessie
