cursing

Example Sentences

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Some players are thriving on the livelier surfaces - but others are cursing them.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

He was also dialing Gulf power brokers over Houthi attacks on ships bound for the Suez Canal and cursing at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 20, 2025

Slicker - Ipswich Town's back-up who has yet to play a league game - will be cursing his sloppy kick-out seconds after coming on that led to the opener.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

Instead of cursing and screaming every time his adrenaline surged, the now sixth-year big-leaguer kept a cooler head.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

The worst ones are those wailing or cursing, especially when they come out without the kid they went in with.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes