cursed

Example Sentences

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"This cursed ceasefire has broken us. There is no light at the end of the tunnel," said Saghar, 39.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 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

"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

“Götterdämmerung” is the fourth and final installment of Wagner’s Ring cycle—a Norse saga about a cursed ring that grants power but delivers ruin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

“If only he had been fat,” joked my father, “we’d be twice rich. But your father’s fathers were all cursed with heroic fitness.”

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri