Example Sentences

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When approached, he showed that he had about half a dozen paragraphs done and was cursing his fate as a newspaper deadline writer.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 7, 2025

“To her dying breath, she was cursing me.”

From New York Times • Aug. 31, 2021

Halfway through I was cursing your name, but later I realized it was the greatest adventure I’d ever had.’”

From Seattle Times • May 7, 2021

Still, the historical record is ambiguous enough that it’s possible Poll was cursing because Jackson was dead, rather than cursing Jackson, so until further evidence surfaces, Poll is in the middle of the pack.

From Slate • Jan. 31, 2021

“It was Snape,” Ron was explaining, “Hermione and I saw him. He was cursing your broomstick, muttering, he wouldn’t take his eyes off you.”

From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling