swear at
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I said, “I swear, at least me and three others do; let me start this club.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023
I swear, at one point I thought the president might turn, look at the audience and say, "We'll have more with irate governors after this important commercial message . . . "
From Salon • Jul. 7, 2022
“At no time did I swear at the officers,” he wrote in his affidavit.
From Washington Post • Nov. 11, 2020
This weekend’s episode was hosted by the stand-up comic Bill Burr, and if you’re not familiar with his work, we’ll forewarn you that some people swear by him and others would rather swear at him.
From New York Times • Oct. 11, 2020
"Well, I'll not press you if you feel so strong about it, though I swear, at times you're so prickly you ought to take the hedgehog as your sigil."
From "A Game of Thrones" by George R.R. Martin
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