cussing
Example Sentences
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Is cussing a part of communication for Scientology believers, one officially sanctioned or dictated?
From Salon • Apr. 29, 2022
Partly because so much of the audio was cut out for cussing, it wasn’t the best-sounding Grammy performance, but it was probably the most alive moment of the night.
From Slate • Feb. 11, 2019
Well, there's no cussing, little distortion and barely any grit.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2018
It was the first time I had ever heard a teacher curse, and this was 1961, when cussing in public was much less common.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2017
This was the same Vonetta who had recited “We Real Cool” until it drove Cecile to a cussing fit This was Vonetta who had said, “We should do this poem.”
From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.