vulgarism

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Later, she said, she overheard a patron use a vulgarism to say that there were too many black students in the museum.

From New York Times

Mr. Goldberg had a third source, whom he described as “one friend of Trump,” as using a rather different vulgarism to describe Mr. Trump’s foreign policy.

From Washington Times

As Trump spoke, someone in the crowd accused him of not caring about Puerto Rico, using a vulgarism to make the point.

From Seattle Times

In a flurry of Twitter posts on Friday, Ms. Shevchenko mocked an American sanctioning agency, the Office of Foreign Assets Control, with a vulgarism, and said that she had already closed Zor Security.

From New York Times

He also mouthed a coarse vulgarism at a recent New Hampshire rally, then complained when reporters wrote that he had uttered the word aloud.

From New York Times