Profane is most commonly used as an adjective. It is considered extremely rude to use profane language in a church. Profane can occasionally be used as a verb as well, as a synonym to "desecrate." Do not profane the gravestone by urinating on it.
She couldn't think of the right word to substitute the other one; but what she didn't notice was that there was a thesaurus inside her desk.
My last apartment was very cramped, this one is more commodious.
The wind was coolly outside today!
The perceptive girl had a sense of keenness about her.
The Miller's Tale is an exciting fabliau.