How to Use curse word in a Sentence

curse word

noun
  • There are no curse words on the lyric sheet, and that’s a first.
    Chris Richards, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Wilde then points out that no curse words were cut from the film.
    Ale Russian, PEOPLE.com, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Pat had great taste in clothes, music, curse words, cars, movies and men.
    sun-sentinel.com, 20 June 2019
  • Barnes yells the line — a single curse word — across the room to Arrison.
    Francine Orr, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2022
  • The same goes for the curse words Trump used to describe protesting players.
    Mychal Denzel Smith, New Republic, 27 Sep. 2017
  • After all, what is going on across the globe is cause for a curse word here or there.
    Danielle Campoamor, Woman's Day, 26 Aug. 2020
  • Most of the curse words that my two sons, Zane and Aidan, know have been learned from the back seat when Brian’s driving.
    Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 20 Aug. 2019
  • All of the curse words that are muffled at school and banned at home are screamed, for everyone to hear.
    New York Times, 9 Dec. 2017
  • The study found that s--- was Alabama’s favorite curse word to use.
    Tandra Smith | Tsmith@al.com, al, 5 Nov. 2022
  • His answers, in part, were: Q. What is your favorite curse word?
    Jo Craven McGinty, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2020
  • The aide on the other end of the phone didn't even seem upset by the curse words, the group wrote in a summary of the incident.
    Avi Selk, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2018
  • Gabe Nir reacted by shouting a curse word, the shock clear in his voice.
    Washington Post, 15 July 2021
  • But for curse word text-replacements, just put the same exact word in both fields.
    Washington Post, 19 Nov. 2021
  • In the Notes app, curse words don’t get equal recognition either.
    Matthew De Silva, Quartz, 17 Dec. 2019
  • It, surprise, goes nowhere; Jordan yells and slaps his hands on the ground, Benoit throws a couple curse words around.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 27 Aug. 2018
  • But a state lawmaker from a county that sounds a lot like a curse word is trying hard to get rid of the law.
    Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2017
  • In the film version, the noise of a carriage return on a typewriter covers the curse word.
    Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2022
  • The curse words of the left [are] losing their toxicity from overuse.
    Max Londberg, kansascity, 26 Oct. 2017
  • One of the gunmen pointed his weapon at Kerr and told him not to get out of the car, punctuating his command with a curse word.
    Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Maybe 2019 is the year of healthy, natural nails and creative, baby-friendly curse words for the Duchess of Sussex?
    Lucy Wood, Marie Claire, 31 Dec. 2018
  • But in 30 years, exactly one curse word ever got through.
    Nick Vadala, Philly.com, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Odds, ends, floating thoughts on Steinbeck, curse words and cats — the larger forces within her spent, but her mind still alive with things to say?
    Charles Finch, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2017
  • Stephens also discovered that curse words lose their power over pain when they are used too much.
    Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 30 Oct. 2019
  • Kelley knows just what to do with that, deploying curse words and hurling Bible-thumpings with equal zest.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Aug. 2019
  • Until then, there was plenty of talk in Portuguese, Vanzela confessing most of which were curse words.
    Glenn Graham, baltimoresun.com, 22 June 2018
  • The document includes some curse words and harsh language that may not be suitable for all readers.
    baltimoresun.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • While some in the purple state tut tut her curse word, Whitmer repeats the line to highlight what most people care about: being able to live their day-to-day lives.
    Sarah Kunst, Marie Claire, 7 Nov. 2018
  • In his head, North was shouting something incoherent, made up of a string of curse words, forged from soft, wet, plump, trembling, heat.
    Eliza Thompson, Cosmopolitan, 9 Jan. 2018
  • For instance, a writer couldn't go all Samantha Bee or use a curse word as a modifier.
    Jeff Wilson, star-telegram, 1 June 2018
  • Gaga, who has flowing blonde hair, presents herself rather regally, while Warren, who has short black hair, loves few things more than a good curse word.
    Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2023

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