How to Use euphemism in a Sentence

euphemism

noun
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  • The thing is, euphemism season is back, and in rare form.
    — The Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The pace is leisurely, but that is not a euphemism for slow.
    — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Jan. 2023
  • This man gave me free Big Sticks two, three times a week, and that’s not a euphemism.
    — Elisa Albert, Longreads, 7 May 2018
  • What’s a euphemism for the drop-of-wine anesthetic at a bris?
    — Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2021
  • Halperin’s use of that term struck me as the ultimate of euphemisms.
    — Sarah Ellison, The Hive, 27 Oct. 2017
  • Better a team with the euphemism than Taiwan grabbed and forced into the PRC.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 July 2021
  • The story is patient, which some may find a euphemism for slow.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 8 Mar. 2022
  • The desperate go to the dump, which seems like a not-trying-too-hard euphemism for the landfill.
    — Patricia Marx, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2022
  • In this state of emergency, there’s no room for wimpy euphemisms and lofty rhetoric.
    — Jeet Heer, New Republic, 8 June 2017
  • Bruce would always be full of pep (a euphemism) and vinegar.
    — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, 20 Apr. 2018
  • Each agency has its own language of acronyms and euphemisms that take time to learn.
    — Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2017
  • The episode could have opened with Jim creepily playing with his yo-yo in the dark (not a euphemism).
    — Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 2 July 2021
  • That’s a Hollywood euphemism, of course, for: The women were fired.
    — Michelle Ruiz, Vogue, 3 Dec. 2019
  • There are more than 5,000 euphemisms for periods around the world.
    — Ashley Oerman, Cosmopolitan, 31 Aug. 2017
  • But this cough drop flavor isn't a euphemism for, say, some kind of minty flavor.
    — Lilian Min, Cosmopolitan, 23 Aug. 2017
  • But the euphemism and officialese have appeared to worsen over the decades.
    — Patrick Blanchfield, The New Republic, 31 Mar. 2020
  • At least her arsenal of Trump euphemisms just got that much stronger.
    — Sarah Rense, Esquire, 12 Jan. 2017
  • And business euphemisms aren’t just limited to the seas.
    — Sam Dean, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
  • His names are crisp, like Sunset Harkless (a man) and Spinifer Black (a spear), and his compact euphemisms a gift.
    — Giri Nathan, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Her diminutive size earns her the moniker Gidget (girl + euphemism for little person) from the guys.
    — Donald Liebenson, latimes.com, 11 July 2019
  • The Netflix and chill euphemism was replaced with quarantine and chill.
    — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 8 Dec. 2020
  • Gaming is often used as a euphemism for gambling in the United States.
    — Jon Gambrell, ajc, 25 Jan. 2022
  • At Bad Saint, dinuguan has become one of the best-selling dishes, without the veil of euphemism.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2018
  • Kelly's argument here, though, might be the best euphemism yet.
    — Jay Willis, GQ, 31 Oct. 2017
  • It’s an aging code, and a euphemism, meaningless to those who don’t already get it.
    — Monica Hesse, Washington Post, 29 June 2022
  • The girls – and in most cases that’s a euphemism – inhabit the taverns and station themselves along the sidewalk.
    — OregonLive.com, 8 Jan. 2018
  • Obama concealed his true alarm behind the mists of custom and euphemism.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2020
  • It’s like watching paint dry or waiting for water to boil. Pick any euphemism for things that take ages to get across the finish line.
    — Cameron Sperance, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2022
  • There has been lots of talk about the market softening or losing its froth, euphemisms to say that people aren’t buying as much as even a few months ago.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 13 June 2024
  • Small potatoes were often thrown away — thus a euphemism for insignificant — or used in potato salad.
    — John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024

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