Swearing is an English word with synonyms like oath or curse. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Swearing in a sentence
Related words
Swearing meaning
present participle and gerund of swear
Synonyms of Swearing
Using Swearing
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of swear
- Useful related words include: oath, curse, curse word, expletive.
- In the example corpus, swearing often appears in combinations such as: swearing in, and swearing, swearing at.
Context around Swearing
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 1 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Swearing
- In this selection, "swearing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, shoppers, mock, cool, scientist, too and sex stand out and add context to how "swearing" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a mock swearing in ceremony and and shoppers swearing it gives. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "swearing" sits close to words such as abide, engages and meanings, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with swearing
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
And some of them do cool swearing too. (8 words)
At this point, is swearing even shocking anymore? (8 words)
A not-guilty plea was accepted for shouting, swearing, and uttering threats of violence. (14 words)
However, Justice Tsoho’s swearing-in ceremony which was supposed to take place at the main bowl of the apex court at 10 am on Friday could not hold because, “There was no letter from the Presidency approving the swearing-in”. (41 words)
In Swearing is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Languagewriter and “swearing scientist” Emma Byrne compiles nearly two centuries of research on the brain and profanity in many tongues, exploring the universal nature of cursing. (37 words)
Opposition leader Raila Odinga, centre, flanked by lawyers Miguna Miguna, centre-left, Tom Kajwang, centre-right, and politician James Orengo, right, holds a bible after swearing an oath during a mock 'swearing-in' ceremony in downtown Nairobi. (37 words)
At this point, is swearing even shocking anymore? (8 words)
Swearing still feels a bit naughty but fortunately a new study has found that swearing after you’ve hurt yourself will help numb the pain! (25 words)
Example sentences (20)
It's hardly a surprise that shoppers are swearing by it, with all 711 reviews being a perfect five stars and shoppers swearing it gives them a 'beautiful' finish to their skin.
Swearing still feels a bit naughty but fortunately a new study has found that swearing after you’ve hurt yourself will help numb the pain!
However, Justice Tsoho’s swearing-in ceremony which was supposed to take place at the main bowl of the apex court at 10 am on Friday could not hold because, “There was no letter from the Presidency approving the swearing-in”.
In Swearing is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Languagewriter and “swearing scientist” Emma Byrne compiles nearly two centuries of research on the brain and profanity in many tongues, exploring the universal nature of cursing.
Opposition leader Raila Odinga, centre, flanked by lawyers Miguna Miguna, centre-left, Tom Kajwang, centre-right, and politician James Orengo, right, holds a bible after swearing an oath during a mock 'swearing-in' ceremony in downtown Nairobi.
A drunk man was evicted from a barber's shop after he started shouting and swearing at staff because they could not fit him in for a hair cut.
A former journalist was threatened with arrest for swearing at magistrates after being accused of rail fare evasion.
Also, GhanaWeb’s checks showed the photo of the vice president used in creating the infographic is a 2017 picture of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia at his swearing-in ceremony as vice president of the Republic of Ghana.
And some of them do cool swearing too.
And while O’Gara has cultivated a brilliant culture on the Atlantic coast, it would appear he is still not fully up to speed linguistically - at least when it comes to swearing.
A newly appointed Caretaker Management Committee Chairman of the Karasuwa Local Government Area in Yobe State, Lawan Karasuwa has died less than 24 hours to his official swearing-in scheduled for Friday, May 26, 2023.
A not-guilty plea was accepted for shouting, swearing, and uttering threats of violence.
ASA said the swearing, sex and crucifix collab was likely to cause ‘serious offence to Christians’.
At a hearing on June 2, Boswell also accepted that he was likely to have caused fear or alarm by acting in an aggressive manner, repeatedly shouting and swearing.
Attended the swearing-in ceremony of two new members of Tripura Legislative Assembly- Shri Tafajjal Hossain & Shri Bindu Debnath.
At this point, is swearing even shocking anymore?
Barely 18 days to his swearing-in as Nigeria’s President, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu has travelled out of Nigeria again, with reports claiming that he has gone to Europe to meet with potential investors.
Bello said, “For Mr President to deploy the Honourable Minister a day after swearing- in to come and look into this particular problem is commendable.
But parents have been swearing by Balmond’s Skin Salvation, an all-natural balm made with potent earth-kind ingredients.
Chandrasekhar Rao, his cabinet colleagues, speaker Pocharam Srinivas Reddy, legislative council chairman G. Sukhender Reddy and senior officials attended the swearing-in.
Common combinations with swearing
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- swearing in 25×
- and swearing 23×
- swearing at 14×
- swearing and 13×
- the swearing 11×
- shouting swearing 6×
- swearing on 6×
- are swearing 5×
- swearing by 5×
- after swearing 3×