Verb He swore revenge on the killers. I swear to God, I'll kill him if he comes back. Don't swear in front of the children. I do solemnly swear to tell the whole truth. Noun I heard him say a swear. can't you express your frustration without using swears? See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Dermstore’s Anniversary Sale is stocked with hundreds of our favorite hair- and skin-care products, from skin-clearing pads and eye cream to the foundation Glamour editors swear by. Deanna Pai, Glamour, 17 Aug. 2022 The mood was light; the next day, a new government would swear allegiance to its own country for the first time. Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 27 July 2022 Shoot, though, some consumers swear that a recession is already here, which seems a stretch when the U.S. jobless rate was 3.6% in May for the third month in a row. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 July 2022 On the other hand, some Tesla users swear by the system. Eliron Ekstein, Forbes, 26 May 2022 From there, Kim had a mission to bring the best skin-care technology that Korean celebrities swear by for clear, glowing complexions to at-home skin-care routines. Devon Abelman, Allure, 18 Aug. 2022 Nearly 14,000 Amazon reviewers swear by this $4 shampoo for extending their time between washes. Jillian Ruffo, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Aug. 2022 Thousands of travelers swear by this hack for a reason. Annie Burdick, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 Though fidgets are often recommended for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety or who just need a little extra help self-soothing, there are many adults who swear by them as well. Marisa Cohen, Good Housekeeping, 12 Aug. 2022
Noun
The musical premiered to some critical acclaim, but also a significant amount of pushback due to its use of swear words, nudity, drugs and anti-military sentiment. Sasha Urban, Variety, 22 June 2022 Professional chefs and amateurs cooks the world over swear on their Le Creuset casserole pots, the staple of many a kitchen. Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 7 June 2021 What’s the latest and possibly final word on a controversial proposal to convert a hunting valley mansion designed by the van swear engines into [00:15:00] condos. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 1 Mar. 2022 For Alex Sharp, a librarian who lives in McMinn County, the board's fixation on a handful of swear words misses the broader lessons students should learn while studying the Holocaust and other painful moments in history.Arkansas Online, 13 Feb. 2022 As David Corn of Mother Jones reports, the McMinn County school board deemed Maus inappropriate for 13-year-olds based in part on its inclusion of swear words and drawings of nude figures. Nora Mcgreevy, Smithsonian Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022 Although many swear by this extreme method of linen cleaning, Sammy Wang, a senior fabric-care scientist at Procter & Gamble, is more cautious.Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2021 Given that the nuclear deal or anything like it has zero chance of attracting the two-thirds majority of senators necessary for treaty ratification, the most Tehran can get out of the negotiating process is a Biden pinky-swear. Walter Russell Mead, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2021 Brief violence, and some swear words and racial slurs.New York Times, 18 Nov. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English sweren, from Old English swerian; akin to Old High German swerien to swear and perhaps to Old Church Slavonic svarŭ quarrel