How to Use curse in a Sentence

curse

1 of 2 noun
  • His fame turned out to be a curse, not a blessing.
  • The witch pronounced a curse in some strange language.
  • People believe that someone put a curse on the house.
  • I heard him utter a curse before the microphone was shut off.
  • Talk about an inescapable curse.
    — Megan McCluskey, Time, 17 Apr. 2026
  • Pro bono doesn’t have to be treated like a curse!
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Tech projects like these are more of a curse than a blessing.
    — Matthew King, The New Republic, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Long ago, we’re told, one sailor fell under a wicked curse.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 13 Nov. 2025
  • For most of the year, that fact can feel like a blessing and a curse.
    — Dan Rene, Boston Herald, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Living with her may feel like a blessing and a curse.
    — Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
  • The home crowd in hockey can be a blessing and a curse.
    — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
  • Remote work is a blessing and a curse.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The streaming age is both a blessing and a curse.
    — Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 11 June 2026
  • Your precision is a gift, not a curse.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
  • The good news is that the winner’s curse may be preventable.
    — Fortune, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The question here is whether this second chance is a gift or a curse?
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 17 Nov. 2025
  • But what about the fabled lottery curse?
    — Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • The family curse was alive and well.
    — Jennifer Wolfgram, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • There’s range in her gazes, but no teardrops — the funny curse of the dry eye in the house.
    — Peter Marks, Washington Post, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The Machine is both an old idea and a modern curse.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • No taking chances of getting hit by the Rocky curse.
    — CBS News, 18 June 2026
  • Can a curse be reversed without the help of a celebrity witch?
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Is family a curse, or will a loving coven break the spell?
    — Arushi Jacob, Variety, 24 June 2026
  • The movie has a lot of that energy, which is a blessing and a curse.
    — Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The wicked fairy could hardly come up with a curse more absolute.
    — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2022
  • But the gift in question was more of a curse — because there are no true gifts in this game.
    — Sydney Bucksbaum, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Being trend-obsessed can be both a blessing and a curse.
    — Shelby Comroe, InStyle, 17 Feb. 2026
  • To know in advance that one is dying — is that a blessing or a curse?
    — Jack Thomas, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Can this be the latest project to break the video game adaptation curse?
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Could these events be a local myth beginning to come to life, or a curse?
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2025

curse

2 of 2 verb
  • In the book the evil witch curses the villagers.
  • She cursed her bad luck.
  • He cursed himself for being so careless.
  • Napoli’s coach cursed the fates.
    — James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Gal has cursed us all in many ways.
    — David MacK, Vulture, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Bertinelli isn't the first star to curse on the show.
    — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026
  • Was the Dolphins’ curse over as well?
    — Greg Cote january 26, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Those who answer the door are cursed to die or lose a loved one in three days.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2023
  • My dad tangled in line, cursing at knots.
    — AFAR Media, 7 Aug. 2025
  • Is there something tainted or cursed about this place?
    — Kennedy French, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Coaches curse at players and refs.
    — The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • They’re cursed, and there’s no consensus on a cause or how to break it.
    — Greg Moore, The Arizona Republic, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Get out and enjoy the spring blossoms, and try not to curse the pollen too much.
    — Washington Post, 28 Apr. 2022
  • But Mark Scheifele doesn’t curse, gosh darnit.
    — The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • His team was close — curse-the-basketball-gods close, blame-the-refs close.
    — Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2020
  • Vecna reminds Hop that he is cursed.
    — Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 1 Jan. 2026
  • And even the refs are cursing at both players and coaches.
    — The Athletic Nhl Staff, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Hair that finds him, an hour before a big event, cursing at the mirror.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 20 Oct. 2023
  • So Din heads to the planet, which is not cursed, as had been rumored.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 16 May 2026
  • The teachers curse throughout the video and one uses a racial slur at least twice.
    — Krista Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 25 Mar. 2022
  • But Fitzwilliams doesn’t believe the title is cursed.
    — Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
  • That person is then cursed and slated for murder.
    — Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Just tied them all together in about a five-minute reel of me cursing a blue streak.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Here's why some deodorants curse our clothes with a hard-to-clean mess—and what to do about it.
    — Alexandra Emanuelli, Southern Living, 20 Sep. 2025
  • Victim-3 attempted to push Bazrouk away and cursed at him.
    — Rachel Wolf , Maria Paronich, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Can a football club really be cursed?
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2026
  • The security guards curse and hang back.
    — Matthew Shen Goodman, Harpers Magazine, 19 Sep. 2025
  • In the midst of the chaos, Kendall accused Corey of cursing at her.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Oenomaus was then dragged to his death, cursing the name of Myrtilus.
    — Mike Lynch, Twin Cities, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The driver curses at those outside and inside the car.
    — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025

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