How do you use Swear in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like declare or avow, plus the exact meaning.
Swear in a sentence
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Swear meaning
- To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect.
- To take an oath that an assertion is true.
- To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
Synonyms of Swear
Swear vertaling naar Nederlands
Using Swear
- The main meaning on this page is: To take an oath, to promise intensely, solemnly, and/or with legally binding effect. | To take an oath that an assertion is true. | To promise intensely that something is true; to strongly assert.
- Useful related words include: declare, avow, assert, verify.
- Possible Dutch translations are: zweren, een eed afleggen.
- In the example corpus, swear often appears in combinations such as: swear by, to swear, swear words.
Context around Swear
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 7 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Swear
- In this selection, "swear" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, using, daughters, alike, words, word and nothing stand out and add context to how "swear" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include apple loyalists swear by the and are to swear in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "swear" sits close to words such as dispatch, efficacy and estonian, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with swear
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All rivers run back to Lucio Fulci, I swear. (9 words)
During the first round we talked using only swear words for about 30 minutes. (14 words)
For those who swear by the Apple ecosystem, especially the ones who need a high-resolution display for content creation. (20 words)
The word is often used when those using it don’t want to be seen as using swear words (even though now `ars is not that much of a swear word but a colloquial description of a political position). (39 words)
But it is one of those minor quality-of-life refinements that really sets apart a phone from the rest and wins loyal fans, just the way OnePlus — and Apple — loyalists swear by the alert slider on the side. (39 words)
During a traffic stop late Friday night, the 17-year-old boy is accused of punching the female trooper in the face — then pushing her away while shouting a swear at her, according to Mass State Police. (37 words)
A press release from the Attorney General in June 2022 promised that on July 1 the President would swear in members of the commission! (24 words)
Example sentences (20)
The word is often used when those using it don’t want to be seen as using swear words (even though now `ars is not that much of a swear word but a colloquial description of a political position).
House Speaker Paul Ryan joked that Young's new duties are to swear in the new speaker, not swear at the speaker.
Only whites who could swear the Ironclad oath could be voters; that is they had to swear they had never voluntarily supported the Confederacy.
Add to the mix what Meltzer reported about Tony Khan essentially not cleared to do a Jay Briscoe TV tribute, let alone an in-depth mention…You’d swear nothing happened watching this show.
All rivers run back to Lucio Fulci, I swear.
A mum says there's "bigger issues to worry about" as she revealed how she lets her daughters swear at her.
And when the band started playing and he came jumping out, I swear I could feel the floor shaking – the entire stadium was electric.
A press release from the Attorney General in June 2022 promised that on July 1 the President would swear in members of the commission!
Asked if he would swear the oath, he said he would do “what is entirely appropriate as the representative of Australia”.
Being located on the coast, Cayucas is known for its fresh and delicious seafood dishes that locals and tourists alike swear by.
But it is one of those minor quality-of-life refinements that really sets apart a phone from the rest and wins loyal fans, just the way OnePlus — and Apple — loyalists swear by the alert slider on the side.
During a traffic stop late Friday night, the 17-year-old boy is accused of punching the female trooper in the face — then pushing her away while shouting a swear at her, according to Mass State Police.
During the first round we talked using only swear words for about 30 minutes.
Every 31st March the music plays and on World Backup Day we are reminded of the promise: "I solemnly swear to back up my important documents and applications".
For those who swear by the Apple ecosystem, especially the ones who need a high-resolution display for content creation.
Fox subjected the 15-year-old girl to “appalling” verbal abuse including sexualised obscenities before proceeding to say ‘I will kill you, I will rip your guts out, I swear on your dead nan’s life’.
Google Maps might be your go-to for your everyday travels, but some seasoned travellers swear Citymapper is better for find the best public transport routes on your international adventures.
Governor Ned Lamont gets a photo with the incoming class of Superior Court judges and family support magistrates during a swear-in ceremony at the Legislative Office Building on Tuesday, July 11, 2023.
He made technicians 'swear' they would not look at his data when he took it in for repairs because it was running slowly.
Her complaint was that a fellow bus driver called her a ‘wa—er’ (the equivalent of our ma—as’) a swear word that refers to men.
Common combinations with swear
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- swear by 46×
- to swear 23×
- swear words 13×
- swear in 12×
- and swear 9×
- swear the 8×
- swear an 8×
- swear to 8×
- swear they 7×
- who swear 7×