How to Use N-word in a Sentence

N-word

noun
  • The man used the N-word and other racial slurs in the video.
    — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • This student used a box cutter to etch the N-word across his chest.
    — CBS News, 22 Sep. 2024
  • Oh yeah, the other episode where Larry says the N-word a bunch.
    — Ben Rosenstock, TIME, 2 Feb. 2024
  • These social commentary songs were strange; some had the N-word in it.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Oct. 2024
  • How can the N-word go out freely without consequence?
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Kerr, who is Black, alleged that a white colleague called him the N-word.
    — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Workers of color say they were called the N-word and saw swastikas painted on the bathroom.
    — Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • That didn't square with her experiences at school, getting called the N-word.
    — David Oliver, USA Today, 9 May 2025
  • In the exchange viewed by the Courant, the student texted Justin the N-word over and over.
    — Alison Cross, Hartford Courant, 8 July 2024
  • He was embroiled in some controversy when he was caught on video saying the N-word.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2023
  • After she was announced as a cast member, two videos surfaced of her using the N-word.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 May 2026
  • There’s been a reappraisal of her over the years, as someone who was racist in her time and used the N-word in her letters.
    — Rachel Handler, Vulture, 1 May 2024
  • The Sun publishes a video of Bieber saying the N-word while telling a joke.
    — Vulture, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Students who were watching called out the male student for pushing the girl first and using the N-word against her.
    — Sarah Ritter, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Arquette is not the first star to criticize Tarantino for using the N-word in his movies.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Mar. 2026
  • At the same meeting, a speaker addressing the council used the N-word twice in his remarks.
    — Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 29 Nov. 2025
  • To my mind, the ugliest, nastiest word in the English language is the N-word.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 24 May 2024
  • The N-word was spray-painted next to a swastika, along with a profane message, on the vehicles.
    — Lux Butler, The Arizona Republic, 20 June 2024
  • She was probably called a [N-word] more times than she was called Viola — and ugly.
    — Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 29 Sep. 2024
  • During that school year, for the first time in my life, I was called the N-word by the younger brother of one of my classmates.
    — Pia Jordan, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2024
  • The show has cut Vasana Montgomery after videos of her using the N-word resurfaced.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 31 May 2026
  • School records show that students called Blunt's son the N-word on multiple occasions.
    — Eyal Press, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2025
  • In the resurfaced videos, Montgomery uses the N-word while singing along to a song and playing an arcade game.
    — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 4 June 2026
  • Keyser was booted after a resurfaced video of her using the N-word began making the rounds online.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026
  • If you or your parents were born in Africa or in the Caribbean, are you allowed to say the N-word?
    — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 20 June 2023
  • Yasana used the N-word in two social media videos that surfaced online after her casting was announced.
    — Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 2 June 2026
  • Back in 2023, a teacher was recorded calling a high school student the N-word in class.
    — Jermont Terry, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
  • The removal came on the heels of social media videos resurfacing in which Montgomery used the N-word.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • Arie also called attention to Rogan using the N-word on the podcast.
    — Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 2 Feb. 2024
  • In a video circulating online, Wallen used the N-word while referring to one of his friends.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026

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