Sentence examples for use of a euphemism from inspiring English sources

The use of a euphemism, the "correct payload", reflects Israeli sensitivity over the nuclear issue.

Some BBC guidelines suggest that the use of a euphemism such as "effing" is potentially as offensive as pronouncing the taboo word that is being alluded to.

The use of a Russian euphemism in the amendment, instead of a plain reference to homosexual relations, leaves an already controversial piece of legislation open to interpretation.

Am I wrongfully offending the sensibilities of readers right now by spelling out nigger instead of using a euphemism such as N-word?" The questions are disingenuous.

The NSC will also be put in charge of a £1.3bn prosperity fund that will focus on issues like "improving the business climate" – a term too often used as a euphemism for the promotion of ideologically-driven policies like the privatisation of public services.

Don't you love that use of "clarify" as a euphemism for "we got it wrong"?

The increasingly common use of "progressive" as a euphemism for "liberal" only validates right-wing insinuations that liberalism is somehow shameful.

I should also report, in the light of my castigation last week of the use of the euphemism "sleep with", that the Bloomsbury Dictionary of Euphemisms says this usage dates back to the Anglo-Saxon period but was dropped toward the end of the middle ages.

So "populism" is now overwhelmingly used as a euphemism for a style of politics that plays on xenophobia and hatred of expertise.

OREGON, Ohio — For at least a half-century, "Little Sisters of the Poor" has been used as a euphemism in college sports to describe a weak opponent.

The EU will be focusing its efforts on firewalls and domain management — or in the EU's words, where "cybersecurity could be used as a euphemism for controlling freedom of expression," and "suggestions on routing and traffic management in view of the threat this may pose to the open internet".