the curse

noun

old-fashioned + informal
: the process of menstruation

Examples of the curse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Blade Stephen Norrington took a stab at one point, while F. Javier Gutiérrez (Before the Fall) and star Luke Evans tried to break the curse at another point. Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024 This is the curse of representation just for representation’s sake. Olayemi Olurin, Essence, 11 Mar. 2024 The blessing comes as diminished sensitivity to negative stimuli; the curse is that insensitivity relieves the pressure to change things and maybe make life better. Jessica Dulong, CNN, 23 Feb. 2024 The Lions have only won a single playoff game, coming in the 1991 Divisional Round, since the curse supposedly began. Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2024 Other theories to explain the curse include worker deaths during construction, the hotel’s 2008 installation of a Titanic exhibit and the fact that the sphinx has no pair (Egyptian mythology may hold that a singular sphinx could leave its pyramid exposed). Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024 However, Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning attempted to exorcize the curse along with Lions fans Jeff Daniels and Keegan-Michael Key during the 2022 season. Jared Ramsey, Detroit Free Press, 13 Jan. 2024 Fortunately, the beauty's trio of fairy godmothers altered the curse, causing the innocent princess to only fall asleep until her true love's kiss awakes her. Devin Nealy, EW.com, 16 Oct. 2023 Asher's late-season epiphany about the curse is undermined, perhaps intentionally, by the truly bizarre finale, about which Showtime has asked critics to keep completely mum. EW.com, 6 Nov. 2023

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“The curse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20curse. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.

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