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
  • 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goes off in your hand, feel free to fire off all the four-letter words you like if the law banning public swearing is repealed.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
  • The only hard coral in Rhode Island waters, it’s often described with a four-letter word: drab.
    BostonGlobe.com, 20 May 2021
  • The famed pop artist Robert Indiana left behind a legacy with a single four-letter word.
    Patricia Madej, Philly.com, 22 May 2018
  • 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
  • To this generation of activists, that four-letter word -- VOTE -- is a battle cry stronger than any hashtag.
    Aj Willingham, CNN, 25 Mar. 2018
  • 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.
    Alexander Burns, New York Times, 14 June 2018
  • In many respects, those findings mirrored Democrats’ own assessments of Mr. Comey — save for the omission of certain four-letter words.
    Alexander Burns, New York Times, 14 June 2018
  • 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
  • The New York Daily News dedicated its entire front page to the story — but edited a reference to the key four-letter word.
    Philip Bump, Washington Post, 12 Jan. 2018

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