Example sentences for: euphemism

How can you use “euphemism” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • The authors define a euphemism as

  • Most groan-inducing euphemism for death: The Globe 's story on Kennedy's lifelong love affair with planes ends by suggesting that "on July 16, like his dad, John took his big plane to heaven."

  • This is the industry euphemism for the infiltration of gambling into everyday life (which is indeed convenient for the businesses that make millions off it).

  • I couldn't be sicker of hearing how Ordinary People, Folks Outside the Beltway, Average Working Americans [insert your favorite euphemism for the Great Unread here] have contempt for journalists.

  • It is simply a euphemism for state-run video poker machines.


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