How to Use dirty word in a Sentence

dirty word

noun

• The movie is just a lot of sex, violence, and dirty words.
• The way he acts, you'd think compassion was a dirty word.
• They regard “taxes” as a dirty word.
• Employment arbitration has become a dirty word on Capitol Hill.
  — Lewis L. Maltby, Fortune, 9 May 2024
• That’s not a dirty word, just a reminder to be careful.
  — Chuck Jaffe, The Seattle Times, 1 Sep. 2017
• With diesel now a dirty word at VW, the brand is suddenly all about EVs.
  — Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 18 Oct. 2017
• In the Arab world, politics has long been a dirty word, or a death sentence.
  — Kim Ghattas, The Atlantic, 1 May 2021
• Compromise, once seen as a strength, is a dirty word on both sides of the national aisle.
  — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 8 Sep. 2017
• What’s changed is that celebrity is no longer a dirty word in politics.
  — James Hohmann, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2018
• Body spray is no longer a dirty word, thanks to these perfect post-gym (or any time) concoctions.
  — Christian Gollayan, Men's Health, 22 Nov. 2022
• The dirtiest word in baseball, arguably, isn't the one that Crash Davis used to get ejected from a game in Bull Durham.
  — Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 19 Mar. 2018
• Koplitz says a dirty word and Siebold shoots Allen an apologetic look.
  — Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, 31 Aug. 2017
• Unhappy is not a dirty word One of my favorite Friends episodes is the one in which Phoebe brings a date to a wedding party.
  — Emma Firth, Vogue, 14 Nov. 2023
• While the Romans loved their baths, bathing became a dirty word for the next several hundred years.
  — Harry Enten, CNN, 14 May 2022
• The cleverest crossed out letters from the voting instructions to form dirty words.
  — The Economist, 8 Mar. 2018
• Stubborn is just a dirty word for driven, and driven people get things done.
  — Brendan Leonard, Outside Online, 12 June 2018
• Compromise doesn’t have to be a dirty word in politics.
  — Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, The Mercury News, 25 June 2019
• Confrontation does not need to be a dirty word if done properly.
  — Joe Carbone, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
• While pretentiousness might be a dirty word for a lot of British people, wouldn’t life be dull without it?
  — Daisy Jones, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2023
• Ambition can feel like a dirty word in the era of quiet quitting and the Great Resignation.
  — Jamie Ducharme, Time, 25 Oct. 2022
• Indeed, there are players in the Dodgers clubhouse who avoid uttering that dirty word: Padres.
  — Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2023
• And McBride catches his son highlighting all the dirty words in the Bible, which boys in my Christian elementary school loved to do.
  — Emily Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, 19 Aug. 2019
• Herd immunity in the absence of a vaccine soon became a dirty word.
  — David Robertson, STAT, 30 Mar. 2022
• For many in the outdoor industry, Amazon has become something of a dirty word.
  — Outside Online, 14 May 2018
• But if fusion’s become something of a dirty word, and New American is falling out of vogue, where does that leave us?
  — Navneet Alang, Bon Appétit, 6 Mar. 2023
• For some eco-activists with an eye trained toward a bigger picture, cleanup has become something of a dirty word.
  — Tovah Martin, Washington Post, 30 Oct. 2023
• Aging has become something of a dirty word in our society.
  — Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2018
• Cleaning products certainly shouldn’t be the dirty word of consumerism.
  — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes, 28 May 2022
• Tess Owen: Look after January 6, there was a sense among the anti-government movement that militia was like a dirty word.
  — Leah Feiger, WIRED, 2 May 2024
• Cards Against Humanity provides instant fun, even at the most dull parties or awkward social events, since there’s just something about dirty words in absurd contexts.
  — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 23 Oct. 2023

Last Updated: 10 Dec 2024