Examples of cuss in a Sentence
Noun
a man who has never uttered a single cuss
Verb
She started to yell and cuss as soon as she saw him.
the little girl clapped her hands over her ears when her brother started cussing
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Virginia Konchan, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
My grandmother extended a ladder up into this tough old cuss of a tree and climbed up, at some risk, to pick the bulging fruit.
—Jim Meddleton, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2024
Amanda Kavanagh | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
Dottie, who yet lives, and who cussed out Earl at his own funeral, drunk and angry, both for his dying and for that man’s outstanding meanness, should never be confused with Dollie, Ganny’s friend who, like Ganny, will never breathe another breath.
—Joseph Earl Thomas, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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Noun
And, when the alarm wails hours before dawn, human cusses of angry protest join the chorus
of budget appliances failing before their time.
—Virginia Konchan, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
My grandmother extended a ladder up into this tough old cuss of a tree and climbed up, at some risk, to pick the bulging fruit.
—Jim Meddleton, The Christian Science Monitor, 1 May 2024
Verb
One in four Americans have considered quitting their job to get away from their boss, and again, one in four say their boss has cussed out people in the workplace.
—Amanda Kavanagh | This Column Was Created By Jobbio, The Hill, 28 Mar. 2025
Dottie, who yet lives, and who cussed out Earl at his own funeral, drunk and angry, both for his dying and for that man’s outstanding meanness, should never be confused with Dollie, Ganny’s friend who, like Ganny, will never breathe another breath.
—Joseph Earl Thomas, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Cuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cuss. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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cuss
1 of 2 noun2
: fellow entry 1 sense 4a
an ornery cuss
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