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
Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 His endless threats, coupled with his waves of cussing, make Trump sound like a drunk in a bar looking for a fight. —Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cuss
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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
As members of both teams poured onto the field, Miller stood his ground and started aggressively pointing at and cussing out more Reds, directing them back towards their dugout. —Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2026 His endless threats, coupled with his waves of cussing, make Trump sound like a drunk in a bar looking for a fight. —Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cuss
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“Cuss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/cuss. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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cuss
1 of 2 noun
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cuss
2 of 2 verb
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