cussing
Example Sentences
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Is cussing a part of communication for Scientology believers, one officially sanctioned or dictated?
From Salon ● Apr. 29, 2022
Partly because so much of the audio was cut out for cussing, it wasn’t the best-sounding Grammy performance, but it was probably the most alive moment of the night.
From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2019
It was the first time I had ever heard a teacher curse, and this was 1961, when cussing in public was much less common.
From Seattle Times ● May 11, 2017
“I don’t let my kids watch shows with cussing in them,” he said.
From New York Times ● Feb. 29, 2016
“With the cussing removed? He said he can get us to the top. Frank looked incredulous. “I thought the horse couldn’t fly!”
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
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