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

She doesn't cuss more than other athletes — or their coaches.

From Salon • Feb. 6, 2022

Reintroducing the Colonel and branding him as “The Original Celebrity Chef” represented a strategic imperative for KFC, especially in the time before “foodie” became a tiresome cuss word of its own.

From Slate • Dec. 11, 2020

“He wouldn’t have wanted me to give up, say this isn’t fair and cuss my life out,” Evan said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 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