curse
Example Sentences
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“We were drafting a curse on you and your house in case you decided not to play with us anymore.”
From Literature
Research from the University of South Wales, Derby University and Manchester University showed modern brides are reluctant to buy pre-loved gowns because they're worried about stains, smells - and even "curses".
From BBC
From England, Maggie shot off a letter to the New York Herald: “Spiritualism is a curse.”
From Literature
In coarse, colloquial prose, translated by Kate Webster, these loosely united vignettes glance upon the lives of villagers who seem cursed by the land.
Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra significantly declined as more Democrats entered the contest and Porter dealt with the fallout from videos of her cursing at an aide and scolding a reporter.
From Los Angeles Times
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