cur

Example Sentences

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“The black mouth cur is the best dog out there,” said Payne.

From Washington Times • Feb. 26, 2018

Young women would boast about being chatted up by the old cur at the local deli.

From Slate • Nov. 11, 2016

Our Hei-Hei — a Pekingese cross, we believe — looks quite the cur in such well-bred circles.

From Time • Jun. 15, 2016

An indignant Whitlam branded Fraser "Kerr's cur," and urged voters to "maintain the rage" at the ballot box.

From New York Times • Mar. 19, 2015

“I realized what a cur I was to dream of such a thing, even if you had been willing.”

From "The Awakening" by Kate Chopin