cussing

Example Sentences

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Neither is he known for casually cussing in private.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

Is cussing a part of communication for Scientology believers, one officially sanctioned or dictated?

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2022

“They are under attack constantly,” he said, noting that police officers decades ago could “arrest someone for cussing them out,” until court rulings curtailed such police powers.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2021

Partly because so much of the audio was cut out for cussing, it wasn’t the best-sounding Grammy performance, but it was probably the most alive moment of the night.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2019

This was the same Vonetta who had recited “We Real Cool” until it drove Cecile to a cussing fit This was Vonetta who had said, “We should do this poem.”

From "One Crazy Summer" by Rita Williams-Garcia