cuss

Example Sentences

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In any case, attitudes toward the S-word have changed in the last few decades, and it has lost much of its punch as a cuss word, Bergen said.

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

“They told him not to cuss and he stopped,” a woman can be heard telling an officer in the video.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2022

He also suggested, "Try not to use major cuss words, if you don't mind."

From Salon • Nov. 30, 2020

“Why is it you like to cuss so much, Dante?”

From "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe" by Benjamin Alire Saenz