How to Use cursed in a Sentence
cursed
adjective- Some people think the old house is cursed.
- I can't get this cursed radio to work.
- His cursed stupidity got him in trouble again.
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So, whose club is the most ‘cursed’?
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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Spurs fans would kill to be ‘cursed’ in the same way!
—Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
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It was meant to follow a 'cursed bill' over the course of a day or so.
—Lauren Tom, Billboard, 23 May 2017
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Are the Ducks … drumroll please … cursed?
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
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Goodrich’s troubles set the tone for what became a cursed draft class.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 11 Apr. 2023
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The movie, like the books, is set in the cursed town of Shadyside.
—Shannon Carlin, refinery29.com, 2 July 2021
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The best white elephant gifts are things that are, frankly, a little bit cursed.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 15 Dec. 2023
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As with all Kanye projects in this cursed era, the release was full of chaos.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2025
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Best of luck to the cursed child who takes on that role in this slightly cursed franchise.
—Brendan Morrow, The Week, 5 July 2023
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Is the prize of being the sexiest man alive cursed?
—Choire Sicha, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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Also, this is the point where things start getting a little cursed.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 18 May 2024
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Maybe this cursed project should have stayed on Perry's bookshelf.
—Meredith G. White, The Arizona Republic, 12 Sep. 2024
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Euphoria has been plagued by cursed timelines from the start.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024
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For fans of the team, which has long seemed cursed, hopes had perhaps never been higher.
—Christopher Maag, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2023
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There was a third age and a modern young woman who donned the crown and became the cursed queen.
—New York Times, 10 July 2021
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The cursed throbbing pain led to a diagnosis that saved her life.
—Lisa Sanders, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2020
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In order to beat the game, the cursed spirits must be defeated.
—Trilby Beresford, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Aug. 2020
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The cursed fates dictate that someone’s gotta check you into your hotel.
—Matt Simon, WIRED, 13 Apr. 2018
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The part where the kingdom wakes up from its cursed slumber and resumes life as if no time has passed at all.
—Margaret Gray, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2022
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There’s a cursed avant-garde horror movie that may be an occult ritual.
—Neil McRobert, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
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Instead, the book is closed on one of the most cursed years any franchise has ever endured.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 19 May 2026
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The even handsomer son John Wilkes had star power but felt cursed with bad luck.
—Dennis Drabelle, Washington Post, 1 July 2022
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There are payoffs and compensations, even in the most cursed lives.
—Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2022
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No person has ever made it out of its cursed orbit in 600 years.
—Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 May 2025
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The sailorlike gown is, of course, adorned with a cursed amulet, which, if touched by a Faithful, will kill them.
—Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 Jan. 2026
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The cursed room is a smart device to get a glimpse of the Warren’s deep case history.
—Katie Walsh, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2019
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From the moment she was born, Yana-Wara was seemingly cursed.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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