curse
Example Sentences
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The original film chronicled Sally and Gillian’s quest for love while balancing their identities as witches and their familial curse.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026
“It was like the magazine cover curse — as soon as that happened, it was like, ‘Oh, boy,’ and, sure enough, we’ve been down since.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026
The front page of Italian daily newspaper Corriere della Serra labelled it "the World Cup curse" and stressed the requirement for a rebuilding movement.
From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026
There’s also a family curse, which is what ultimately compels Rachel to stay, even at a reception that echoes Luis Buñuel’s “The Exterminating Angel.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026
“It seems the Swanburne motto is proven correct: No hopeless case is truly without hope. I will read this diary, and I will learn the origins of this curse upon my family...ah—ah—choo!”
From "The Interrupted Tale" by Maryrose Wood
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