Wondering how to use Expletive in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as curse or oath.
Expletive meaning
- Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant.
- Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
Synonyms of Expletive
Using Expletive
- The main meaning on this page is: Serving to fill up, merely for effect, otherwise redundant. | Marked by expletives (phrase-fillers).
- Useful related words include: curse, curse word, oath, swearing.
- In the example corpus, expletive often appears in combinations such as: an expletive, expletive in, expletive to.
Context around Expletive
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 9 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Expletive
- In this selection, "expletive" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, deep, abbreviated, holy, laden, filled and work stand out and add context to how "expletive" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a sexist expletive to discuss and after his expletive laden rant. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "expletive" sits close to words such as abject, accumulations and agnostic, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with expletive
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another lawmaker yelled out an expletive. (6 words)
I don’t (expletive) have to do no (expletive) work. (10 words)
So I uncovered the Megan load of his shady (expletive). (10 words)
Afterward, the man found a text message chain on the phone between Garrett and Vanryn that began with Vanryn’s claim that he was in “deep (expletive trouble)” because the boy “slipped and fell in the (expletive) shower,” according to the affidavit. (42 words)
She’s behind several viral moments, from reading a book with an expletive in the title during the House speaker vote earlier this year to hoisting her now iconic whiteboard in congressional hearings and late-night talk shows alike. (39 words)
During the meeting, Alawieh, one of three state delegates who did not commit to Harris, was speaking when another delegate interrupted him by unmuting and telling him to ''shut up,'' using an expletive, according to Alawieh. (36 words)
Before we knew it, they were displaying gay pride colours as they chanted and sung songs with expletive connotations! (19 words)
Example sentences (20)
I don’t (expletive) have to do no (expletive) work.
Afterward, the man found a text message chain on the phone between Garrett and Vanryn that began with Vanryn’s claim that he was in “deep (expletive trouble)” because the boy “slipped and fell in the (expletive) shower,” according to the affidavit.
After his expletive-laden rant, White called in UFC executive vice president of operations and productions, Craig Borsari, and demanded that Peloton be removed from all UFC-owned gyms and performance centers.
An abbreviated expletive aimed the Russian leader is also in the bottom left corner of the stamps.
And Mike looks at me with wide eyes, and we look at each other like that, holy (expletive) look.
Another lawmaker yelled out an expletive.
Before we knew it, they were displaying gay pride colours as they chanted and sung songs with expletive connotations!
Footage has captured the moment teenagers erupted into an expletive-laden tirade before one threw a bag at a customer after they were accused of trying to shoplift.
If I could have yelled louder, if I had a (expletive) way to be more profane than I was, I would have.
It is understood the unnamed female colleague which the alleged expletive-filled tirade was directed at did not lodge the formal complaint herself.
It learn, “Nancy, Bigo was right here,” and ended with a sexist expletive to discuss with Pelosi.
One 1988 Tim Burton film even managed to secure a PG rating while including the expletive.
She’s behind several viral moments, from reading a book with an expletive in the title during the House speaker vote earlier this year to hoisting her now iconic whiteboard in congressional hearings and late-night talk shows alike.
She wasted little time, strolling onto the stage to start the show with “Norman (expletive) Rockwell” off her 2019 album of the same name.
So I uncovered the Megan load of his shady (expletive).
The camera settles on Howe’s reaction, and I fancy there was an expletive in there as he assesses his side’s defending.
Two days in February saw him launch an expletive rant at a parliamentary assistant and be accused of racism by a journalist.
When the young person hinted online that they might name the presenter, they were sent a number of abusive expletive filled messages.
During the meeting, Alawieh, one of three state delegates who did not commit to Harris, was speaking when another delegate interrupted him by unmuting and telling him to ''shut up,'' using an expletive, according to Alawieh.
He brought Irish traditional music to a huge new audience in the late 1980s by splicing it with punk, and achieved mainstream success with his bittersweet, expletive-strewn 1987 Christmas anthem with the Pogues.
Common combinations with expletive
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- an expletive 26×
- expletive in 8×
- expletive to 4×
- expletive and 4×
- the expletive 3×
- give expletive 3×
- expletive the 3×
- your expletive 3×
- don expletive 2×
- with expletive 2×