How to Use profanity in a Sentence
profanity
noun- The comic uses too much profanity.
- I have never heard my father utter a single profanity.
- My mom will not tolerate profanity.
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This post cannot go live with full-bore profanity.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
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Stern would have thrown in quite a few pieces of profanity at Marks.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2026
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Just this insane profanity-laden tirade that went on and on and on.
—Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
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The jury heard Daniel yell profanities and call his ex-wife names.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 11 June 2025
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The jury heard Daniel yell profanities and call his ex-wife names.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2019
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His candor and profanity are traits that worked well for Biden.
—Richard Morgan, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2019
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Insults and profanity were heard in a fan’s video of the exchange.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
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Over the weekend, he's dropped a lot of profanities in his rallies.
—Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 23 Oct. 2024
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Wishing you and yours a week of peace, profanity, charm, and delight.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
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Students who used profanity and recorders were removed from the game.
—Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2023
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There’s a limit, but a little profanity can go a long way to getting your point across.
—WSJ, 29 May 2022
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Howell read from many of the messages, using the same profanity the men had.
—Tom Jackman, Anchorage Daily News, 16 July 2022
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The sound of rubbery squeaking and a few choice profanities emerged from her bedroom.
—Literary Hub, 26 Feb. 2026
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Try not to use profanity on the air to describe our reaction.
—Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 14 Mar. 2022
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Wells went for the front door again while yelling profanities before two more stewards restrained her.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 14 June 2024
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As the crowd booed loudly and shouted profanities at him, Green yelled right back.
—Ron Kroichick, San Francisco Chronicle, 29 Apr. 2023
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But as De Sousa spoke, a person can be heard on one of the videos yelling profanities.
—Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, 19 Apr. 2018
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Grines’ group continued to yell profanities and record her with their phones, the report said.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2019
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For his bravado and, at times, profanity, Clark appeared to have a keen sense of right and wrong.
—John Caniglia, cleveland, 21 Mar. 2021
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As far as pastimes go, there are few things that thrill the British more than the art of creative profanity.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 13 July 2018
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Now, if that fan crosses the line with death threats and extreme profanity, by all means, kick them out of the ballpark.
—Geoff Clark Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2026
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The superstar singer asked that the lyrics that contained profanity be changed.
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 29 Sep. 2022
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So for Rapp’s play script, the Socs won’t be villains and there is a good amount of profanity.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Feb. 2023
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The comments were beyond dealing with a profanity here and there.
—Adrian Vore, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2021
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The volume was very loud, and all that could be heard was one profanity after another.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 16 June 2026
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Democrats use profanity to go viral.
—Nicole Russell, USA Today, 4 June 2026
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Tribou took him to task for the profanity in his books, but kept them on the school reading list nonetheless.
—Steve Straessle, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2020
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