How to use curse in a sentence

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• A curse lay upon the House of Atreus.From the entry house
• She snapped and started vomiting curses at us.From the entry vomit
• Ivan is yelling curses at his friends.From the entry ivan
• The witch laid a terrible curse on him.From the entry terrible
• An empty camelback is a blessing and a curse: it is easy to carry, but it means you have no water.From the entry camelback
• A muffled curse escaped my lips.From the entry muffled
• The Norwegians’ immunity from the resource curse has a simple explanation.2025 November 4, Eric Levitz, “The most likely AI apocalypse: How artificial intelligence could be leading most humans into an inescapable…. From the entry resource curse
• “We are threatened by a curse from which we will not escape unless we are courageous.2025 August 30, Leila Abboud, Ian Johnston, Adrienne Klasa, quoting François Bayrou, “France’s isolated PM puts his job on the line”, in…. From the entry over-indebtedness
• He was cursing his lousy tendency of aggressive nose-picking, like a Rhinotillexomaniac.2022, Jayaraj.V.Thoppil, The Mask-Gen Chronicles. From the entry rhinotillexomaniac
• The Trump curse meant this White House was in turmoil from the very first day.2019, Rick Wilson, Everything Trump Touches Dies: A Republican Strategist Gets Real About the Worst President Ever, New York, NY: Free…. From the entry ragetweet
• He ground against her until he was muttering curses, his kiss rougher than before.2016 August 16, Heather McGovern, A Moment of Bliss, Lyrical Press, →ISBN. From the entry grind
• “It’s the curse,” he said, referencing Beria, for whose sins Dynamo, many say, has yet to atone.2016 February 11, Sean Williams, “The downfall of a Russian soccer team”, in The New Yorker. From the entry topsy-turviness
• "Gor, Blimey," Burns curses, looking over his shoulder at his boss, "Here's what they've been hiding, Sir."2015, Eddie Robbert, Heads Win, Tail Lose, page 96. From the entry gor
• I think she tried to put a curse on me because I was spying on her.2014, Miranda Sherry, Black Dog Summer, New York, N.Y.: Washington Square Press, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 187. From the entry sangoma
• She cursed hersen by letting in Devil and brought a curse down on the whole valley!2013, Karen Perkins, Thores-Cross. From the entry hersen
• But when practice yielded no improvement, curses and the crack of a whip followed.2012, Mark Fiege, The Republic of Nature: An Environmental History of the United States, →ISBN. From the entry stripe
• (1) Used to curse in an inspecific way the addressee or another person or thing referenced.2010, George Choundas, The Pirate Primer: Mastering the Language of Swashbucklers and Rogues, →ISBN, page 65. From the entry inspecific
• Thus the curse of Eve and the monthly blues give way to sanitary protection and menstual health.2010, Ralph Keyes, Unmentionables. From the entry vampire time
• Well, I’ll be danfangled, my mother nodded, for she could never be persuaded to curse outright.2010, Esterházy, Péter,, Not art : a novel, page 178. From the entry danfangled
• "They taught us nothing but how to cheat, curse and abuse.2007, Kunda: The Story of a Child Soldier, →ISBN, page 51. From the entry rape
• My Mom has a special gift—or curse—depending on how you look at it.2007, John Garate, “Tell a Story in Song”, in Stories from the Living Room: A Golden Heritage from the Old West, 2nd edition…. From the entry earworm
• Restored to life, Pelops competes for Hippodamia against her father Oenomaus, who dies cursing Pelops' family.2007, Marianthe Colakis, Mary Joan Masello, Classical Mythology & More: A Reader Workbook, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers, →ISBN, page 207. From the entry Hippodamia
• Miraculously, God was breaking the generational curse that plagued the Wooten lineage.2005, Willie F. Wooten, Breaking the Curse Off Black America, →ISBN, page 22. From the entry generational curse
• Since she never used curse words, she was calling Dad names like 'blankety-blank' and 'worthless drunk so-and-so'.2005, Jeannette Walls, The Glass Castle. From the entry blankety-blank
• The dangling modifier is a curse of modern writing, particularly obituaries.2004, Wynford Hicks, Quite Literally: Problem Words and how to Use Them, Psychology Press, →ISBN, page 45. From the entry dangling modifier
• When the vows are purposively made, Why is there a curse of mistrade?2003, Chaka S. Thomas, In the Midst of Love and Desires, page 41. From the entry purposively
• I curse the living day I ever let you near me.2002, Joseph O'Connor, Star of the Sea, Vintage, published 2003, page 298. From the entry sleiveen
• Deut. 27:15-26 then describes the "cursable" conduct of individual persons that will evoke God's curses.2001, Jordan Jay Hillman, The Torah and Its God: A Humanist Inquiry, Prometheus Books, →ISBN, page 534. From the entry cursable
• In Colin′s opinion Paterson′s curse is superbly adapted to southern Australia.2000, David Floyd Smith, Natural Gain In The Grazing Lands Of Southern Australia, page 139. From the entry Paterson's curse
• I sacrificingly give the caller five minutes to babble, cursing and resenting every second.2000, Helen Gurley Brown, “Calling You at Work”, in I’m Wild Again: Snippets from My Life and a Few Brazen Thoughts, New York, N.Y.: St.…. From the entry sacrificingly
• He pulls off his belt, cursing as the studs catch in the tabs of his jeans.1994 [1993], Irvine Welsh, “Station to Station”, in Trainspotting, London: Minerva, →ISBN, page 333. From the entry tab
• He couldn't remain passive when the hellmen of the ovens were cursing those he loved.1990, Ed Sanders, Tales of Beatnik Glory, page 297. From the entry hellman
• During the calls, traced to his phone, he would either say nothing or curse.1990 August 15, Maurice D. Wozniak, “Murder-suicide unexplained”, in Milwaukee Journal, retrieved 29 Dec 2015, page A12. From the entry nuisance call
• You can grunt and curse to your heart’s content but you cannot swing your body when chinning.1986, Martin Cohen, The Marine Corps 3X Fitness Program, Boston: Little, Brown, Part 3, p. 75. From the entry chin
• You should mutter sullenly into your glass, cursing the serving woman (Witch!1986, Marc Polonsky, Russell Taylor, USSR, From an Original Idea by Karl Marx, Faber and Faber, →ISBN. From the entry vodka
• She's the curse of the Irish nation, Fine Gael and Fianna Fail.1983, “The Thatcher Song”performed by Seán Brady. From the entry hire purchase
• Golf is supposed to be a gentleman's game, but I curse everyone and his mother out there.1983 January 24, “THE KILLER D”, in Miami Herald. From the entry everyone and his mother

Meaning of curse

1. noun A supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.
2. noun A prayer or imprecation that harm may befall someone.
3. noun The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which brings evil or severe affliction; torment.

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Questions about curse in a sentence

How do you use curse in a sentence?

Curse is used as a noun and verb. For example: “A curse lay upon the House of Atreus.”

What is a short sentence with curse?

“A muffled curse escaped my lips.”

What does curse mean?

Curse means a supernatural detriment or hindrance; a bane.