Sentence examples for swears of from inspiring English sources

"Rome" is profligate with its curses: Mark Antony swears of Brutus and his co-conspirators, "I'm going to eat their livers!" Octavia says of Servilia, her former lover, "I'll see her eaten by dogs".

Like the 15-year-old girl thrown to the ground and brutalized at the pool in McKinney Texas, like the 12-year-old girl slammed up against a police car in a chokehold in Ohio, what we have are police officers reacting to being questioned, to raised voices, to the swears of a terrified person.

The shouting and swearing of the olden days has changed a lot in kitchens," he said.

He later said the decision was guided by Matthew's gospel in which Jesus frowned upon the swearing of oaths.

Journalists – famous for their horror of swearing, of course – have tutted and scolded, with many a reference to the "lout" and his "tirade of abuse".

It is not a code of conduct that requires the raising of the right hand and the swearing of an oath of allegiance.

Interestingly, as the stress became more severe (maybe losing one's way for a prolonged length of time) swearing of both types – annoyance and social – reduced.

There is — or was — a formal swearing of fealty to Al Qaeda that some people might see as distinguish membership verses first-circle-of-alliance status.

Instead, it says couples should apply for a "common licence", which involves the swearing of affidavits and classes.

The opening ceremony will conclude with the swearing of the Island Games oath and the water ceremony, shown on two large screens.

The instantaneous swearing of an oath by hitting a key can make the process seem even more ritualistic than it is already made out to be.