Sentence examples for of a slur from inspiring English sources
Race-related fights were rare; the angry spitting out of a slur was uncommon.
Defenders of "wifebeater" say women use it ironically, just as some gay men and lesbians have appropriated "queer," undermining the power of a slur to wound them.
Suspicions have logically fallen on supporters of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party, even though the Liberal Party isn't exactly a stranger to robocalls: it has used them to spread rumors that some Conservative candidates are pro-life, something of a slur here.
By presenting a mad or contemptible partisan sentiment as a mainstream one, by accurately reproducing it and by neglecting to position the target of a slur — the Obamas — in relation to the producers of the slur, The New Yorker seems to have unwittingly reiterated the misconception it meant to lampoon.
You never know who is listening, and you never know how a casual use of a slur will impact a teammate.
Her portraits include those of a slur-hurling elementary school antagonist; her hardheaded mother ("Joan Crawford in the 'hood"); her maternal grandmother and sagacious paternal great-grandmother; a tough black female classmate; a vapid 1980s Valley girl; and Miles Davis (who once serenaded her to sleep).
The Dependent also has distinctive voice, albeit more of a slurring, raspy, end-of-the-night one.
The Slants' aim of reclaiming a slur and turning it into a source of pride is appealing.
A new book accuses her of unleashing a slur 26 years ago at the manager of Bill Clinton's losing congressional race in Arkansas.
The NSA declined to comment on the authenticity of the memo but said the agency would not approve the use of such a slur in official training materials.
