curse
noun
the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc.
had cursed
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past perfectof curse.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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One said McClain had cursed at her for getting water during practice because the coach often prevented them from taking water breaks.
From New York Times ● May 29, 2020
If the teen idols of the nineties or two-thousands had cursed during a performance, they would have been excommunicated by the pop powers that be.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 26, 2019
Ahmed knew Mahmoud had cursed Saddam privately, so he took him out for drinks, drawing him out on his views.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Panamanians who had cursed Duran in 1980 were waving small flags and cheering, not in one voice but in pockets of song scattered about the 15,200-seat stadium outside Caesars Palace.
From Time Magazine Archive
Snape’s pale face, illuminated by the flaming cabin, was suffused with hatred just as it had been before he had cursed Dumbledore.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
