How to Use four-letter word in a Sentence
four-letter word
noun-
There's one four-letter word that's banned in our house.
— NBC News, 26 Oct. 2017 -
If ever there was a time to let loose with a four-letter word, this was it.
— Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 14 Oct. 2022 -
Justin Fields should be the equivalent of a four-letter word in the state of Georgia.
— Christopher Smith, al, 3 Nov. 2020 -
The answer to this week’s contest crossword is a four-letter word.
— WSJ, 15 Oct. 2021 -
This is a cool time of the NFL season, as all fans still have that important four-letter word: Hope.
— Sportsbookwire Staff, USA TODAY Sportsbook Wire, 5 Sep. 2019 -
Rain is a four-letter word in the golf community — and not just in the literal sense.
— Dallas News, 9 May 2021 -
The Supreme Court defended free speech Monday, even for four-letter words.
— Richard Wolf, USA TODAY, 24 June 2019 -
The sign has elicited honks, middle fingers and a few shouted four-letter words.
— Hailey Branson-Potts, latimes.com, 24 Sep. 2017 -
Love: the most dangerous four-letter word in the dictionary.
— Alexis Jones and Deanna Janes, Harper's BAZAAR, 13 Feb. 2019 -
Any other chef might emulate the TV show’s foul-mouthed mentor with a four-letter word.
— Sarah Blaskovich, Dallas News, 15 Sep. 2021 -
And if a firework goes off in your hand, feel free to fire off all the four-letter words you like if the law banning public swearing is repealed.
— Fenit Nirappil, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2018 -
Spending is a four-letter word today, so keep your wallet shut tight.
— Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 15 Mar. 2022 -
Hard seltzer sales soared recently, sure, but beer, the world’s most beautiful four-letter word, peaked in March.
— Nick Rallo, Dallas News, 21 Apr. 2020 -
Holiday's teammates all use the same four-letter word to describe him: Glue.
— J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, 19 Dec. 2019 -
Name another that didn’t treat access as a four-letter word.
— Tom Noie, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2022 -
This episode uses a lot of my personal favorite four-letter word.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 19 Oct. 2020 -
The four-letter word Snell uttered at the sight of his manager coming to get him was likely echoed from Sarasota to St. Pete and back.
— Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2020 -
Virginia law demands that residents keep it clean, even in moments crying out for the foulest four-letter words.
— Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2017 -
Buy Photo The famed pop artist Robert Indiana left behind a legacy with a single four-letter word.
— Patricia Madej, Philly.com, 22 May 2018 -
Bevin's bridge comments concern anti-toll group Tolls can be a four-letter word in Northern Kentucky.
— Scott Wartman, Cincinnati.com, 26 Oct. 2017 -
Apparently, the one remaining use of the dreaded four-letter word past muster.
— cleveland, 27 June 2020 -
Apparently, the one remaining use of the dreaded four-letter word passed muster.
— Allie Morris, Dallas News, 2 July 2020 -
For many, death and dying are four-letter words, forbidden subjects.
— David L. Stevenson, The Denver Post, 26 Dec. 2019 -
Co-sign on that particular four-letter word that Elliot called Finn.
— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 17 May 2021 -
In many respects, those findings mirrored Democrats’ own assessments of Mr. Comey — save for the omission of certain four-letter words.
— James Hohmann, Washington Post, 15 June 2018 -
Taxes and transit might as well be four-letter words, especially in the suburbs.
— Jason Williams, Cincinnati.com, 16 Feb. 2018 -
Ahead, the media have a new four-letter word for Donald Trump's Republican Party.
— Fox News, 18 June 2018 -
But last week she was forced to backpedal after using a vulgar four-letter word to refer to Ivanka Trump; the incident has been at the center of countless debates and think pieces.
— Andrew R. Chow, New York Times, 6 June 2018 -
That’s just what happened in February 1981, when one of the show’s cast members, Charlie Rocket, uttered a forbidden four-letter word toward the end of a skit.
— New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021 -
The way some fans and media members openly supported the Bulls losing grew embarrassing for many of us in the city, at least the faction that considers tank a four-letter word.
— David Haugh, chicagotribune.com, 12 Apr. 2018
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