Sentence examples for dirty word from inspiring English sources

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dirty word

noun

A word that is considered vulgar, not necessarily sexual in nature.

The child was made to sit in the corner as punishment for saying a dirty word.

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"Retreat is a dirty word".

The New York Times - Science

SPECULATION is a dirty word.

The Economist

Privatisation remains a dirty word.

The Economist

"It's become a dirty word".

The New York Times

Uncertainty is a dirty word.

The New York Times - Science

Here it's a dirty word".

Independent

"Profiling is a dirty word.

The New York Times

"It's not a dirty word".

The New York Times

"Competition is a dirty word.

The New York Times - Sports

Advertising is a dirty word.

The Guardian

Didacticism was a dirty word.

The New York Times - Magazine

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