curses
Britishinterjection
Example Sentences
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Curses, shape-shifters and meddlesome gods abound in “Drinking From Graveyard Wells” by Yvette Lisa Ndlovu, a searing collection of stories about Black women in tough situations.
From Washington Post • Mar. 7, 2023
Netflix also said that it had decided not to move forward with two animated children's series "Dino Daycare" and "Boons and Curses."
From BBC • May 1, 2022
Curses on tablets were fairly typical practices in ancient Rome and Greece, according to historians.
From Fox News • Feb. 11, 2020
Curses, curses, curses on all who have participated in this heartless act.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2019
“You believe everything that is told to you. Curses? Spies?”
From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool
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