cuss

Example Sentences

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In any case, attitudes toward the S-word have changed in the last few decades, and it has lost much of its punch as a cuss word, Bergen said.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

Oftentimes I would talk people down from this righteous anger, then I would be like, “So don’t cuss people out you don’t know,” and then they’d be like, “Yeah, you’re right.”

From Slate • Mar. 2, 2023

Instead I had become a public-interest lawyer, before my disease took that from me, and had allowed myself to cuss occasionally, but this was a real departure.

From Washington Post • Jul. 29, 2022

“They told him not to cuss and he stopped,” a woman can be heard telling an officer in the video.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2022

I could tell she wanted to cuss, but she didn't.

From "Ghost" by Jason Reynolds