cursed

Example Sentences

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Canada is both blessed and cursed by its proximity to America, but we have little practical alternative to making the best of our relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Here, Tuason cleverly lifts a conceit from “The Ring,” where a cursed videotape gave the viewer seven days to live after popping it into the VCR.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

No one cursed, as far as I know.

From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026

"Conversely, when brides were familiar with the story of the dress, like with a hand-me-down, they were far more positive about it and treated it more like treasure than a cursed item."

From BBC • Feb. 28, 2026

He lost his daughter, he came into the woods, he made some cursed dancing shoes.

From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu