How to Use N-word in a Sentence
N-word
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The man used the N-word and other racial slurs in the video.
—Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
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This student used a box cutter to etch the N-word across his chest.
—CBS News, 22 Sep. 2024
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Oh yeah, the other episode where Larry says the N-word a bunch.
—Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
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These social commentary songs were strange; some had the N-word in it.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
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How can the N-word go out freely without consequence?
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
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Kerr, who is Black, alleged that a white colleague called him the N-word.
—Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
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The council did ban commenters from using the N-word and C-word last year.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
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Workers of color say they were called the N-word and saw swastikas painted on the bathroom.
—Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
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That didn't square with her experiences at school, getting called the N-word.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 9 May 2025
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In the exchange viewed by the Courant, the student texted Justin the N-word over and over.
—Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2024
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He was embroiled in some controversy when he was caught on video saying the N-word.
—Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2023
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After she was announced as a cast member, two videos surfaced of her using the N-word.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 May 2026
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There’s been a reappraisal of her over the years, as someone who was racist in her time and used the N-word in her letters.
—Rachel Handler, Vulture, 1 May 2024
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The Sun publishes a video of Bieber saying the N-word while telling a joke.
—Vulture, 25 Aug. 2023
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Students who were watching called out the male student for pushing the girl first and using the N-word against her.
—Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
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Arquette is not the first star to criticize Tarantino for using the N-word in his movies.
—Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
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At the same meeting, a speaker addressing the council used the N-word twice in his remarks.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025
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To my mind, the ugliest, nastiest word in the English language is the N-word.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 May 2024
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The N-word was spray-painted next to a swastika, along with a profane message, on the vehicles.
—Lux Butler, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2024
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She was probably called a [N-word] more times than she was called Viola — and ugly.
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2024
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During that school year, for the first time in my life, I was called the N-word by the younger brother of one of my classmates.
—Pia Jordan, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
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The show has cut Vasana Montgomery after videos of her using the N-word resurfaced.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 31 May 2026
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School records show that students called Blunt's son the N-word on multiple occasions.
—Eyal Press, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
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In the resurfaced videos, Montgomery uses the N-word while singing along to a song and playing an arcade game.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 June 2026
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Keyser was booted after a resurfaced video of her using the N-word began making the rounds online.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026
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If you or your parents were born in Africa or in the Caribbean, are you allowed to say the N-word?
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 20 June 2023
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Yasana used the N-word in two social media videos that surfaced online after her casting was announced.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 2 June 2026
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Back in 2023, a teacher was recorded calling a high school student the N-word in class.
—Jermont Terry, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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The removal came on the heels of social media videos resurfacing in which Montgomery used the N-word.
—Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
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Arie also called attention to Rogan using the N-word on the podcast.
—Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
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