cuss

Example Sentences

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Shapiro isn’t the kind of norm-breaking politician who might be expected to cuss in public.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

Oftentimes I would talk people down from this righteous anger, then I would be like, “So don’t cuss people out you don’t know,” and then they’d be like, “Yeah, you’re right.”

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2023

“I never heard her use a cuss word my whole life,” Wylie says.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2022

Instead I had become a public-interest lawyer, before my disease took that from me, and had allowed myself to cuss occasionally, but this was a real departure.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022

And then I wondered, does cussing count in the general scheme of things if you only cuss in your head and not out loud?

From "Winger" by Andrew Smith