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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Soon after, residents of Shuni began to sicken and die, giving rise to rumors of a cursed coffin.—
Emmet Livingstone,
NPR,
24 June 2026 Created by Katie Dippold, Widow’s Bay is set in a fictional — and very much cursed — New England island town and centers around Tom, the town’s mayor.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
22 June 2026 Meanwhile, Daemon, angered that his wife/niece is mad at him for orchestrating the brutal murder of a child, goes to the cursed castle of Harrenhal to claim it for their side — or perhaps to claim it for himself.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
20 June 2026 The magic trick of creator Katie Dippold’s series, about a mayor named Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) who tries to bring tourism to his totally cursed island community, lies in its hard-to-describe tone.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for cursed