How to Use slur in a Sentence

slur

1 of 2 noun

• During the confrontation, the white man punches the Black man in the face and calls him a racial slur.
  — Douglas S. Lavine, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2024
• Cofield told the friend that he was called racial slurs by fans and other racers.
  — Charles Bethea, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2023
• Marcus Smart detailed how a fan called him a racial slur.
  — Mike Freeman, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2023
• Someone painted a racial slur and swastikas on his red Ford Mustang in black spray paint.
  — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 8 Jan. 2024
• At that point, the police said, a group of men told them to stop dancing, using anti-gay slurs.
  — Gia Kourlas, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2023
• There were people who called her ugly slurs and said she should have been left to rot overseas.
  — J Wortham January Lavoy Krish Seenivasan David Mason, New York Times, 2 May 2024
• The families have lived on the same street for years and have gone to court over allegations of racial slurs against one of the victims.
  — USA TODAY, 25 July 2023
• Least of all a musical number that describes God with a gay slur.
  — Ashley Lee, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
• Many students say hate speech and racial slurs regularly go unchecked at the school.
  — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2024
• Bloom started the page after one of her friends said someone recorded her being called a racist slur while at the high school.
  — Olivia Mitchell, cleveland, 11 Sep. 2023
• Should someone use a racial slur in an area where no one else is standing to prevent a bomb blast that could kill people?
  — Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 24 Mar. 2023
• The sheriff's office hasn't confirmed there were slurs uttered or said whether race was a factor in the shooting.
  — CBS News, 7 June 2023
• That speaker also hurled a racial slur at Welch, after the city’s first Black woman mayor called for her time to be cut off.
  — Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2024
• People called them traitors and, using racial slurs, demanded they be lynched or shot.
  — Elizabeth Williamson, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2024
• In October, hundreds of federal sites dropped the same slur from their names.
  — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Mar. 2023
• The slurs caught on camera weren’t the only flagrant source of disrespect at the game however.
  — Rayna Reid Rayford, Essence, 14 Sep. 2023
• Read full article Rendon accused the fan of calling him a slur.
  — Michael Wagaman, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
• In a 2021 interview with Rolling Stone, Church addressed the infamous video in which Wallen was caught using a racial slur.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 8 Apr. 2024
• These posts included the use of racial slurs and assertions that women have smaller brains than men.
  — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 20 July 2023
• The trolley problem — about a racial slur — does not actually use the racial slur in question, as that’s simply a bridge too far.
  — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 8 Dec. 2023
• For almost three years, according to posts reviewed by Rolling Stone, Adam was called slurs, threatened, and doxxed by Ballinger’s fans.
  — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2023
• He was let go from the show after using a racial slur on set, Variety reported, and won't return for the planned movie.
  — Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
• The driver, who survived, is now accused of using racial slurs and trying to run over the guard with his car moments before the shooting.
  — John H. Tucker, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
• Across the street, a man in a white nationalist fight club T-shirt carried a poster with a homophobic slur.
  — Emily Cochrane, New York Times, 24 June 2023
• After the younger singer was embroiled in a 2020 scandal involving his use of a slur, Church steadfastly stood by him.
  — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2023
• That was all while screaming antisemitic and racist slurs directed at the three of them, including her son and his dad, who are Black.
  — Agreen, oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2023
• Angry gamers hurl slurs, doxx rivals, and in some of the most dangerous cases, summon SWAT teams to their targets’ homes.
  — Casey Newton, The Verge, 20 Oct. 2023
• The volume of anti-Semitic posts also increased by 61%, while tweets containing slurs against gay men soared 58%.
  — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 7 Apr. 2023
• Then, in 2011, cameras caught him calling a referee a gay slur out of frustration.
  — Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
• Rogan apologized for saying the racial slur on his podcast.
  — Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024

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slur

2 of 2 verb

• Speech – The person’s speech comes out slurred or strange.
  — Matt Hrodey, Discover Magazine, 22 May 2023
• Ask them to say a simple phrase to gauge if their speech is slurred.
  — Caitlin O'Kane, CBS News, 18 Jan. 2024
• The man, who was not injured, had slurred speech and bloodshot eyes.
  — cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
• During the outing, Heather noticed the Botched star was slurring his speech and told her son to call 911.
  — Vanessa Etienne, Peoplemag, 10 Aug. 2023
• The man slurred his words while talking to police and his behavior was odd.
  — Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2023
• Murky trap drums and slurred flows add to the muddy kaleidoscope of emotions that both artists cycle through in the song.
  — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 16 Oct. 2023
• Now their clothes and blankets were drenched, and Eric was shaking and starting to slur his words.
  — Eli Saslow Erin Schaff, New York Times, 13 May 2023
• During the dinner, Heather noticed Terry had slurred speech and told their son to call 911.
  — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
• The witness who recorded the cell phone footage also told Fox 11 that Carrillo's speech seemed to be slurred.
  — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 5 Nov. 2023
• Davis had been slurring his words, smelled of alcohol and struggled to obey commands, the sergeant added.
  — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2023
• Her speech is slow, slurred, her voice monotonous and nasal.
  — Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 4 Aug. 2023
• Members of the Ashkenazi majority called them slurs like shwarts.
  — Amanda Chemeche, Harper's BAZAAR, 7 June 2023
• The case file reportedly noted that Pullos’ breath smelled of alcohol and her speech was slurred.
  — Christi Carras, Los Angeles Times, 17 May 2023
• The officer noticed the driver had slurred speech, lethargic demeanor and glossy eyes, and was asked to perform a field sobriety test.
  — Zach Mentz, cleveland, 4 Aug. 2023
• The teacher had repeatedly leveled racist and sexist slurs against the student.
  — Journal Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2024
• In the early stages of this subtype, people may have difficulty pronouncing words and slur their speech.
  — Diana Kwon, Scientific American, 9 Mar. 2023
• Mid-Atlantic accents shaken and slurred through pitchers of cocktails.
  — Linda Laban, Robb Report, 21 Mar. 2023
• Researchers found that within months of his takeover of the service, slurs against Black Americans and other minority groups surged on the platform.
  — Tiffany Hsu, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2023
• But his stepfather could barely understand him; Gabriel’s speech was slurred.
  — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
• The retirement followed a concert in upstate New York in which Harwell slurred his words, threatened audience members and gave what appeared to be a Nazi salute to the crowd.
  — Craig Nakano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2023
• His first days as owner saw a spike in virulently racist slurs on Twitter, after which Musk met with leaders of civil rights groups in a bid to assuage their concerns.
  — Will Oremus, Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2023
• Sloane had been sluggish earlier, but that night Smith’s wife, Elizabeth, noticed their daughter was not using her right arm and was slurring her words.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 4 Sep. 2023
• But his speaking appeared labored and slightly slurred, and he was guided elsewhere within minutes.
  — Annie Karni, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023
• In 2019, Boston Officer Joseph Lynch was fired after being accused of calling a group of teens slurs, including the n-word, while talking to school officials.
  — Sean Cotter, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
• Voices in the next room slurring, weaving funny stories out of disappointments.
  — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 10 Aug. 2022
• In primary progressive aphasia, or PPA, the person might have trouble speaking or understanding words or might slur their speech.
  — Kristen Rogers, CNN, 16 Feb. 2023
• Investigators noted at the time that Wahlberg used several racist epithets and slurs during the attack.
  — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2023
• In that suit, three former employees alleged that racist slurs in English and Spanish were often aimed at Black employees by co-workers and supervisors.
  — Ronald D. White, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• Sorkin had trouble speaking, slurring his words for a month following the medical incident and struggled typing, too, for a period.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2023
• Last month, a Chabad House official said in a news release that the assailant ripped the victim’s tzitzit — a traditional Jewish garment — and had made antisemitic and anti-Israel slurs.
  — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2023

Last Updated: 28 May 2024