Examples of four-letter in a Sentence
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Ornate waves of graffiti remain, amended with fast four-letter scrawls of resistance, and placards pledging neighborhood unity are just now starting to peel away from windows.
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
Enforcement is a four-letter word to progressives, and a crucial part of keeping businesses in business.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Ford, who is thirty-six, barrel-chested, and bearded, with a propensity for four-letter words, said, laughing.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
José Escobar, another ambassador leader, shared his disgust of ICE with a four-letter epithet.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Nov. 2025
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Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
Enforcement is a four-letter word to progressives, and a crucial part of keeping businesses in business.
—Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
Ford, who is thirty-six, barrel-chested, and bearded, with a propensity for four-letter words, said, laughing.
—Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2025
José Escobar, another ambassador leader, shared his disgust of ICE with a four-letter epithet.
—Charlotte Observer, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Four-letter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/four-letter. Accessed 7 Jan. 2026.
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