cuss

Example Sentences

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There’s not much sense in being the richest miserable cuss in the cemetery.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2022

She doesn't cuss more than other athletes — or their coaches.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2022

Reintroducing the Colonel and branding him as “The Original Celebrity Chef” represented a strategic imperative for KFC, especially in the time before “foodie” became a tiresome cuss word of its own.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2020

“He wouldn’t have wanted me to give up, say this isn’t fair and cuss my life out,” Evan said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2020

While hanging around my grandpa’s store, I had learned a few cuss words from the men, but I never did use them.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls