Synonyms of cursed
Examples of cursed in a Sentence
Some people think the old house is cursed.
a people cursed with famine
His cursed stupidity got him in trouble again.
I can't get this cursed radio to work.
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In the nearly 50 years since it was released, Faces of Death has become something of a cursed object, the kind of movie that gets traded around on old VHS tapes and spoken about in hushed tones on playgrounds and in video stores.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Daniel Bernhardt is Deathstalker, a legendary swordsman stuck with a cursed amulet who befriends swamp monsters and teams with a mini wizard (voiced by Patton Oswalt) to stop a dark magic from ruling the land.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
It was happily branded as a cursed object, and hidden among the porno tapes behind the beaded curtains at video stores across the country.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 5 Apr. 2026
The major hubs are bad in all the predictable ways, but America’s smaller airports are each cursed and tragic in their own exquisite style.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026
Daniel Bernhardt is Deathstalker, a legendary swordsman stuck with a cursed amulet who befriends swamp monsters and teams with a mini wizard (voiced by Patton Oswalt) to stop a dark magic from ruling the land.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
It was happily branded as a cursed object, and hidden among the porno tapes behind the beaded curtains at video stores across the country.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 5 Apr. 2026
The major hubs are bad in all the predictable ways, but America’s smaller airports are each cursed and tragic in their own exquisite style.
—Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for cursed
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“Cursed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cursed. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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