cursed

Example Sentences

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She was cursed with seeing the future but not being believed.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

In Widow's Bay, Rhys portrays Tom Loftis, the mayor of a community struggling with no wi-fi, poor mobile phone signal and locals who believe the island is cursed.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

"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

Yonatan Albalak, her son, posted on Facebook April 2 that his mother had been “gathered into infinity after a short and hard battle with the cursed disease” of cancer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

In the split second after it happened, I cursed myself for believing even for one moment that I was really allowed to be happy.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler