How to Use cuss in a Sentence

cuss

1 of 2 noun
  • In the halls, people yelled cuss words at me and called me a liar.
    — Seventeen Magazine, Seventeen, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Trump's policy seems to be that cuss words are okay only for him.
    — Callum Borchers, Washington Post, 11 May 2017
  • Bailey as a young cuss once showed up in the home clubhouse with a knife tucked into his boot.
    — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, 11 May 2018
  • The cuss out/butt smack combo of our own childhoods doesn’t cut it anymore, but what’s the new standard?
    — Jill Hamilton, Orange County Register, 30 Jan. 2017
  • Friends called him a cantankerous cuss who hated talk about himself.
    — Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 31 Oct. 2017
  • Hill unleashed a few cuss words in frustration as the ball trickled into the outfield.
    — Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2019
  • The iffy bullpen has turned late innings into boom times for family cuss jars and stores that sell nicotine patches.
    — San Antonio Express-News, 8 June 2018
  • He’d just been followed down a country highway by an angry mob, which screamed cusses and gave him the finger.
    — Chris Smith, Vanity Fair, 11 May 2026
  • As Labour ministers exit the building, the crowd hisses and cusses and throws eggs.
    — The Economist, 13 Dec. 2019
  • Her grandfather, Daddy Mac (Stephen Root), is an ornery old cuss.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, Detroit Free Press, 26 Nov. 2020
  • Yet, my familiarity with the language extends to greetings and cuss words.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2021
  • The show is appropriate for children who like the series, even though there are a few cuss words mixed among the magical curses.
    — Pomerado News, 26 June 2019
  • But there’s more fighting to be had when Hughie and Corey briefly cuss at each other and bump chests before neatly making up.
    — Kyndall Cunningham, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Obviously, one player also taught him all the important cuss words.
    — Alex Prewitt, SI.com, 27 June 2019
  • The cuss bucket became a national story when NPR mentioned it on the air at the time.
    — Frederick N. Rasmussen, baltimoresun.com, 1 Dec. 2021
  • There was no way that after almost 20 years, the gun-toting, muumuu-wearing, glad-to-cuss-everybody-out elderly woman would leave so quietly.
    — Essence, 28 Jan. 2022
  • Sometimes actually seems to be quite often, as the path to the White House has become a blue streak of vulgarity, cuss words and four-letter effusions.
    — Author: Mark Z. Barabak, Anchorage Daily News, 24 Sep. 2019
  • So to hear this no-negotiation dating tip from my calm, reasonable grandmother, whom local lore said never uttered a cuss word in her 96 years on earth, was surprising.
    — Cynthia R. Greenlee, Bon Appetit, 14 Feb. 2018
  • For us, watching soccer together offers an opportunity not only to shriek and cuss and, very occasionally, dash a fist against a wall, but also to pool our emotions as father and son.
    — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, 17 June 2020
  • Nevin had been a fixture in the Villanova program, time and his illness transforming him from the ornery cuss who taped ankles into the resident prankster who dropped cigar butts in players’ sneakers before games.
    — Mike Sielski, Philly.com, 30 Mar. 2018
  • Then there’s Clark, the uncompromising cuss from Anniston, Alabama, who is building a legacy from less than nothing with blind rage and rare vision.
    — Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 23 Oct. 2020
  • This gallery also contains a rare example of an English cuss word appearing in a Japanese Nintendo manual.
    — Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 30 Sep. 2017
  • The 13th sign of the zodiac is Ophiuchus (pronoucned or-phew-cuss), a summer constellation well known to stargazers but ignored by traditional astrology.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Before her Alzheimer’s started progressing, Sandra was a voluble and vibrant person who could command a room, weighing in on any discussion and — perhaps to liven things up — peppering the conversation with cuss words.
    — Katti Gray, Washington Post, 20 Aug. 2017
  • Before her Alzheimer's started progressing, Sandra was a voluble and vibrant person who could command a room, weighing in on any discussion and - perhaps to liven things up - peppering the conversation with cuss words.
    — Katti Gray, chicagotribune.com, 21 Aug. 2017
  • In keeping with his roughly 3-1 ratio of non-cuss words to expletives, Gruden reeled off some rapid-fire obscenities late in the first half after quarterback Mike Glennon’s second interception.
    — Jon Becker, The Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2019

cuss

2 of 2 verb
  • She started to yell and cuss as soon as she saw him.
  • But that’s not why Sinéad was cussing at me that day on the phone.
    — Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 28 July 2023
  • The man who blew the whistle didn’t shout, didn’t cuss and didn’t make a scene.
    — Jason Quick, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • But now you're forced to let people get right up here and scream at you and cuss you.
    — Darcy Costello, The Courier-Journal, 27 Oct. 2020
  • The pastor seems to enjoy cussing, or half-cussing, while on the green.
    — Sam Kestenbaum, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2026
  • That Youngin still a man and he can get cussed out but don’t put ya hands on me.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
  • White said Cuban cussed out those around him before storming off.
    — Shane Dixon Kavanaugh, OregonLive.com, 7 Mar. 2018
  • That Youngin still a man, and he can get cussed out, but don’t put ya hands on me.
    — Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The footage captured him cussing and saying the scissors kept falling out of his hand.
    — Sarah Nelson, The Indianapolis Star, 25 May 2023
  • My first instinct was to cuss out whoever had decided to wake me up.
    — Clarkisha Kent, The Root, 24 Apr. 2018
  • Are some people angry that a children’s book author would cuss in an adult novel?
    — Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
  • The guy was cussing and talking bad about the situation during the game.
    — Nick Schwartz, For The Win, 8 June 2019
  • We have been cussed for offering the homeless food, water and clothing.
    — Bruce Higgins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Sep. 2025
  • In the garage, her boyfriend, Larry Borer, cussed out an engine.
    — Written By Farah Stockman; Photographs By Alyssa Schukar, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2017
  • Pip apologizes—for cussing, not laying out Herbert—and stalks away.
    — Phillip MacIak, The New Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • By the time Ben is unmaking the bed, lying in it, and cussing João out, the fight is bad.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 26 May 2026
  • The man denied it, and Rendon cussed at the fan and took a swipe at him with his left hand before walking away.
    — Michael Wagaman, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Apr. 2023
  • The video of him cussing out the arresting officers went viral soon after.
    — Ryan Ford, Detroit Free Press, 5 Feb. 2018
  • The man cussed at Ramirez and then pushed over his cart, damaging the equipment and ruining the food.
    — Joseph Serna, latimes.com, 12 Sep. 2017
  • There’s something special about the moment a pop star takes the opportunity to cuss in key.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Mayes wanted to cuss the faceless user out, but decided to simply block the account.
    — Ella Chakarian, Rolling Stone, 19 Jan. 2026
  • While holding a hand up to his face, the man — once again — started walking toward Carr, cussing and calling her names.
    — Jennifer Earl, Fox News, 1 May 2018
  • Sometimes, Charles would cuss out Anfernee from the sidelines.
    — Jay King, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Engine builders, who often work deep into the night searching for extra bits of horsepower, have been known to cuss it like a mangy dog.
    — Mike Hembree, USA TODAY, 19 May 2018
  • The handlers cussed Gallaher out, saying of course Wilkeson could play any bass.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al.com, 18 June 2019
  • Who had the credibility, courage and respect to dog cuss a teammate out when necessary?
    — Clarence E. Hill Jr., star-telegram, 12 June 2018
  • Laundry may be the last thing on your mind as your significant other starts flinging hammers across the yard while cussing out the storm shutters.
    — Doreen Christensen, sun-sentinel.com, 29 Aug. 2019
  • Foul mouth, warm heart If cussing out football players is a form of art, Coach Brown is its da Vinci.
    — Dion Lefler, kansascity, 13 Oct. 2017
  • But being cussed out or flipped off by another patron at the martini bar is not anything like a restaurant refusing service.
    — Bud Kennedy, star-telegram, 26 June 2018

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