I moved toward it, drawn as always, as if by some kind of curse. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll put us under a spell? Do you have some magical words, some curse you plan to use on us now that we won’t eat your medicated sweet bread?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

Oh yes but look how the world cursed and berated itself. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

She will not set foot inside the pub for the drink is the curse of this poor godforsaken country. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Seriously, who curses you with their dying breath and says: I hope your eye twitches! The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She knew he was working in low light, by touch alone, in those cursed leather gloves he always insisted on wearing, but Inej didn’t think that was why he seemed so agitated. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

What if this is like a real curse? Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

To escape the curse of knowledge, we have to go beyond our own powers of divination. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But right then, I wished I could open my veins and drain his cursed blood from my body. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

She channeled her anger, which wasn’t hard—she hated that gold, she hated her curse, she hated thinking about her past and all the ways she’d failed. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

What would happen if the goddess took away the curse? All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Ambition has been the curse of my husband’s life,” Myrta said later. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

I called my parents, who cried and cursed the heavens when they heard the news, but they had nothing either. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

“He said he shouldn’t have done that. We would be cursed forever for hurting the mazloom creatures.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Then she looks back down and curses because she has to start all over again. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z

“I think she’s used to it. Whenever someone asks her to say something, she curses at them.” Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Then they picked themselves up and fled into the darkness, cursing him as they went. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Canvas ripped and straw exploded as Lannister guardsmen joked and cursed. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Instead he straightened up and smiled, as if a thought had crossed his mind, and he said, “Ay cabroncito, your curse is that you know too much!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It seemed that he had scarcely begun to walk before he swaggered; he had scarcely begun to talk before he cursed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“I am not cursed with a gossip’s tongue,” I said, annoyed. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘Oh, curse you, you stinking thing!’ he said. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But had that really been the fulfillment of the curse? Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The back door gave an ominous thump, then another, followed by the sound of angry curses. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

In South Africa, faith in the Holy Trinity exists quite comfortably alongside belief in witchcraft, in casting spells and putting curses on one’s enemies. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

"Is everyone someone's informer in this cursed city?" A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

August lets loose a long string of curses and runs up beside her, swinging the bull hook and driving the pick end into her shoulder. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t help but wonder if by playing in it all summer, we hadn’t cursed ourselves. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

He would yell and curse, and that would make the horse go faster. Sounder 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

But now they seemed not to recognize him and began shouting curses. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knight cursed and shoved at the face with the heel of his hand. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Some of the other Champions were cursing under their breath. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Normally, I would have run in the opposite direction, but the curses he was yelling were ones I was muttering under my breath against Doña Charito. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

"Mosquitoes tormented me," he remembered, "whining round my head in a continuous swarm: I swatted and cursed them, and one by one the minutes ticked away." Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

This is what her mother and the nuns had said to do when the curse came on. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I curse myself for being small and weak. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not one of them ever went to Church—one might scarcely have imagined that they knew that churches existed—they all, hourly, daily, in their speech, in their lives, and in their hearts, cursed God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

When the addict’s withdrawal sets in, and he is screaming, cursing, and begging, “Just one shot, man!” the Muslims are right there talking junkie jargon to him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

The curse of knowledge hides them from the writer, who therefore must put some effort into spotting and extirpating them. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

In Tyrosh he should be able to curse the gods, call a man a cheat, and order up an ale, thanks to a sellsword he had once known at the Rock. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I remember her screaming and crying and cursing me whilst they drag her back to work. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

You would have thought Cora’s grandmother cursed, so many times was she sold and swapped and resold over the next few years. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

He cursed his voluntary imprisonment, and raged impatiently for news of his friends. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slumped, too weary to curse my luck properly. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He was still cursing as Zeitoun was led out of the room and returned to his cell. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

“I saw him run straight through the cursed barrier as though it wasn’t there,” said Lupin. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

We know who is responsible for cursing the forest. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

And they looked courteous curses at me because I could go and they could not. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she shouldn’t act like money was a curse. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

Down she had gone that day, alone, a heaviness intolerable at her waist, a secret in her loins, down into the darkness, weeping and groaning and cursing God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

When I turn the corner, I think I hear him curse. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Jaime inched his way to him and grabbed him by the calves to make him get down, but the President replied with a curse and remained erect. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He found Alec in a different cabin, leaning over a personal trunk, cursing as he tried to break into it. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Seven rubbed the back of her head and silently cursed her awful luck and that good-for-nothing hexed tree. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Still the robber pulled, now shouting curses and threats with every breath. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

The clansmen climbed onto their scrawny mountain horses, shouting curses and rude jokes. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But then again, explaining would be an act of friendship, which the curse also wouldn’t allow. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I worked feverishly, all the while cursing my stupidity. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z

Now his body was a thin skeleton held together by dry skin, and on his face was written the pain of the curse. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I huddled in my cave, grinding my teeth, beating my forehead with my fists and cursing nature. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

To some Osage, especially elders like Lizzie, oil was a cursed blessing. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

He began to curse under his breath as he climbed a few more steps, his knee obviously uninjured. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If Knighthood was running under a curse, it worked. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It is used to return people who have been transfigured or cursed to their original state.” Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

He plucked them out one by one, cursing the holes they had made in his layers of mail and leather, and yowling like a babe at the few that had buried themselves in his flesh. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

But if the Witch was in the Bog, I would have seen the waters ripple with her cursed footsteps. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

My brother, choking on dirt, cursed me, but still he held fast to the animal. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

He cursed again and tried to rise, managing only to get to his knees before dropping like a sack of potatoes. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Harry could tell that he wanted to say more on the subject of Dumbledore’s cursed hand, but the other held it up in polite refusal to discuss the matter further. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Then he would crawl back in his bag, be still for a time, curse abruptly, fling off encumbrances, and repeat the process. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

All of them out there in the hot sun that day were just dumb animals cursed with the mark of ash on their brow. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Who will lie on her back and let her last breath curl up to the ceiling as a curse upon the invaders. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

There was a brief scuffle and the heckler cursed them and slipped away. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

After all the rages and beatings concerning those cursed wineskins. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I don’t get why we call it a crush when it feels more like a curse. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

The noise was a swelling tide: horses blowing and whickering, lords shouting commands, men-at-arms trading curses, camp followers squabbling. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I curse whoever invented adolescence and ask God to keep me upright and odor-free for another eight minutes. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

The shop owner ran out of his store, puffing and cursing. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z

She is probably cursing the GPS woman as Malcolm claps his hands over his ears in the passenger seat. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

As I neared the end of the bridge I heard the clatter of hooves and the wild curses of Tenorio. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

This time Arion whinnied so angrily, even Hazel could guess he was cursing. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was a terrible game I played, trying to break my curse, seeing how long I could last against the need to do what I had been told. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was just that Ruza had an eager nature—eager to tease, more than anything else—and had taken it upon himself to teach Lazlo basic skills, such as riding, spear-throwing, cursing. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

He whirled, a curse on his lips, but caught himself when he realized he was speaking to a lady. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She knew only that hunger and cold cursed her life and kept her waking and walking and working for no other reason than to stop the pain. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moss pursed his lips at this, and cursed himself silently for the way his mind always went to the worst possible conclusion. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

That was how I’d met Red Jack, curse my terrible luck. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Despite the odd beliefs of the people of the Protectorate, the forest was not cursed at all, nor was it magical in any way. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

“French. My mom says it’s more polite for cursing.” Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped onto Ares’s back and the bats took off, leaving the bowl and a pack of cursing rats behind. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

She curses and coos and does all the things that make calling her the right decision. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Actually both of us forgot all about being queens because at that moment an old woman stepped out of a hut and started shrieking and cursing at a man in the next farmyard. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

It had made him want to kneel and cry, but this cross made him want to curse and kill. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Russell and Piper, kiddie Cobras, pop their own beer cans, guzzle, swagger, belch, smoke, curse. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

For some stupid reason, I wanted to say thanks to her, like she'd lifted the curse or cast some love spell over Annie. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Their legs were long and slim, and I wondered why they weren’t cursed with the big-boned frames Juanita and I had inherited from Mamá. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

She said, “Oh, my tooth, my tooth. Oh, it is the curse of my father.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

They carried her away through the air out of his sight as he cursed her, never himself, for what had come to pass. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A bronze dagger that did nothing special, and a cursed silver coin. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I wanted to press all of the buttons and scream curse words at everybody who lived in the stupid building. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Stop cursing. The feral hog shows a remarkable understanding of human speech, especially profane speech,” he mumbled, quoting from the book. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z

Rain poured down in violent torrents, pummeling the hansom cab’s roof and sending the coachman cursing at the sky. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

A corno looks like a tiny chili pepper, but it’s a small, twisted red horn, meant to ward off the evil eye and any curses to your manliness. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Instead of making me docile, Lucinda’s curse made a rebel of me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

If a tree falls in the forest and crushes a demon, does the tree get cursed? The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But he'd gone too long without saying anything since the first time he cursed at her, and now it was all just irrevocably weird. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

“There’s no chance of getting through any of them now, not with curses over the entrances and Death Eaters and dementors waiting at the exits.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

There was no sound of shifting armor, no muttering or cursing. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She couldn’t curse them or shout at them anyway; her voice was gone, like a garment she no longer wore. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I filled my glass again and went to stand by the door: deep breaths, I thought, fresh air, that's the ticket...Charles burned his finger, cursed, and slammed the oven shut. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

The river was noisy with the barking of dogs, the bleating of sheep, the calling and cursing of men, and the furious bawling of those lambs separated from their mothers. The Midwife's Apprentice 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

But she never cursed his name or ceased her praying, and she never treated any person other than with kindness and respect. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“That cursed Mellower,” he said under his breath. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

“Boys don’t do that. If you feel sad, curse but don’t sigh. Curse old Ortega if you want to. Call him every bad name you can think of.” Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

“Now, look, I’m going to say his name. You don’t have to run away. We’re going to save you from the curse. We just need to figure out a way to beat... Phineas.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

It was much worse than any curse word, they told us. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

So many curses have been leveled at you, Percy Jackson. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“There’s that, too, but no. I mean the curse of knowledge. It was easy when we were the only victims.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Then to add to his curse he spit on the body of Narciso. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wildly, Alfred bolted across the street, side-stepping a taxicab by inches, ignoring the horns and curses of braking drivers. The Contender 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stanley and his parents didn't believe in curses, of course, but whenever anything went wrong, it felt good to be able to blame someone. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Therefore, every time that Úrsula became exercised over her husband's mad ideas, she would leap back over three hundred years of fate and curse the day that Sir Francis Drake had attacked Riohacha. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z

While he cursed, she prayed that the men would not come after them. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

I spit and hocked, shoved my finger into my throat, anything to rid my body of the curse. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

The old man dragged her well off the road into a tan-gle of trees, cursing and muttering all the while. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“Indifferent! Oh! no—I never conceived you could become indifferent. Letters are no matter of indifference; they are generally a very positive curse.” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z

What curse, disease, or epidemic has he unleashed in our town? Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“If only he had been fat,” joked my father, “we’d be twice rich. But your father’s fathers were all cursed with heroic fitness.” Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

“Sometimes I wonder if it is a curse that we are all under at some point or another.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

A horrible thought occurred to me, and I cursed in Ancient Greek. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

More than once I cursed Uncle Chester for placing it so far from the house. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

As he cursed at me breathlessly, I shouldered open the unlatched door and tumbled into the night. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

When the nurses tried to change his linens, he thrashed against his restraints and cursed them, cursed me, cursed the fates. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment the sight of it gladdened the hearts of the hobbits; but Gollum cowered down, muttering curses on the White Face. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

“Very well,” said Voldemort, and Harry heard more danger in the silkiness of his voice than in the most powerful curse. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“The child’s curse will poison us all. I want her sold, Elihu, sold today.” Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I will curse you with my power, net or no!’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

Until Michelangelo comes, that is, and then their curses are worse, because he just stomps straight over whatever they’re trying to sell. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

Well, actually I can’t curse in my mom’s presence, so I said, “Nothing.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z

Lord Asriel sat down again, cursing his own impatience, and sprinkled some more herbs on the fire. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z

Hermione looked frightened that he might curse her with her own wand. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I say, watching as yet another filthy man stomps off in a maelstrom of curses. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

She ranged around the garden, smashing tea tables, kicking garden gnomes and uttering the most terrible curses. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

She remembered her father’s promise: someday her curse would be washed away; a descendant of Neptune would bring her peace. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Well, the big Death Eater had just fired off a hex that caused half the ceiling to fall in, and also broke the curse blocking the stairs,” said Lupin. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I folded Astelle up, reduced her to a thick square and tucked her in my wallet, so she could ride around in my back pocket like some cursed charm. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z

Her mother had told her they were cursed women. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

And I cursed myself for thinking I could do this without any planning whatsoever. Beyond the Bright Sea 2017-05-02T00:00:00Z

And truthfully, if any of us was disposed to use curse words, it would be Adah, who could not care less about sin and salvation. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cursed myself for telling them to meet me at my house. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

His grandmother spat at the soldiers, cursing them. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

“Annabeth’s mother, the cursed Athena, turned me from a beautiful woman into this.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you curse at me. Whatever it was you said, that’s what you meant.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

But Dad never said the word “Baron” without a curse word or two in front of it. Among the Hidden 1998-03-01T00:00:00Z

More shouts and more curses cut out the windows and traveled across the parade ground, dying out somewhere across the dark pavement. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I must die, I will die with an axe in my hand and a curse upon my lips. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Ivy’s father never cursed, so when every bad word in the book flew out of his mouth, panic rose in Ivy’s throat. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

But if I ever managed to break the curse, in a month or in twenty years, I would find him and win him over again if he was still free. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pushing Harry roughly aside, he knelt over Malfoy, drew his wand, and traced it over the deep wounds Harry’s curse had made, muttering an incantation that sounded almost like song. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

In this place at last a man could stand up free of the past, free of tradition and blood ties and the curse of royalty and become what he wished to become. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

The forest became a kingdom trapped under a curse of darkness.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The emigrants confused the gods by diverting their curses, misleading them with crooked streets and false names. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They cursed their way through the featureless corridors and finally hit-and-missed their way into the short passage to the air lock. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Hot Pie was breathing heavily, and once he stumbled in the dark, barked his shin, and cursed loud enough to wake half of Harrenhal. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“The only curse that woman bore was her own ignorance,” Miss Sadie huffed. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

I knew the stories of many bad sons and daughters who had angered their parents to the point of the disowning curse. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

He left cursing Milkman, but his fervor was gone. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

He followed, swearing each time I stopped with a language that clearly indicated he had many different words available for enraged cursing. This Side of Wild 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Do you know a lot of curse words?” Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

But you buried your nose in those cursed books and let our sons go like they were a pair o/'haramis. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

The builder cursed, and spat, and waited for his horse to reappear. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

There is no cursing, no yelling, no bluffing. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

It didn’t sound as real with all the cursing taken out. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

How to sit at counters and be cursed at without cursing back, have food and drinks poured over them without standing up and hurting someone. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

“He said the kid and his friend immediately started cursing him out—” We never cursed. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

“It’s a curse. The savages have cursed us,” one man says. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z

Pasiphaë had been cursed to fall in love with her husband’s prize bull. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

If I could find her, maybe I could persuade her to lift my curse. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Three guards seized my brother, who writhed, cursed, and spat upon them. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Joe threw a fistful of dirt on the ground, unleashed a string of curses by way of an adios, and stomped off to search for his skinny animal. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Missy had been right all along: This forest was cursed! I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

They tumbled into the snow like two drunken bears, kicking and striking at each other, and their cries and curses filled the air. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many of them were already frustrated with the boys playing football in the street—lost in their game, the players would curse, run through flower gardens, and scatter their quarter-water bottles across the sidewalks. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

He cursed himself as he walked down to Papi’s office in search of a shovel and rock salt. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Maybe everything the slave catcher said was true, Cora thought, every justification, and the sons of Ham were cursed and the slave master performed the Lord’s will. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“To speak of the curse only intensifies the curse.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

The commerçant paid it, muttering curses that seemed too strong for the early hour, since this was surely only the first irritation of a very long trip. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We cursed him bitterly under our breath,” said Alfons, “but not one of us refused. That would have been the unthinkable crime of disobeying a direct order.” Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

He only heard Sansa's gasp and Jeffrey's bellowed curse, and when he turned his head, the king was wiping brown filth from his cheek. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Gradually, I saw the chastisement of Allah—what Christians would call “the curse”—come upon Reginald. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

A moment later we were being yelled at, whistles were blowing, and the morning cursing had started. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

My uncle spoke as if he knew the witches who cursed Lucas. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Don’t use that word.That’s a bad word, a curse word.You could go to hell using a word like that. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Nothing but curse words would come out, anyway. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

And that moment, when my father left without telling me anything, is the moment when the curse truly began. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Snape hesitated, and then said, “I cannot tell. Maybe a year. There is no halting such a spell forever. It will spread eventually, it is the sort of curse that strengthens over time.” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Well now, if the falling of this bird is a sign of a curse or bad luck, we are in both. So I am eating every bit of it. You can do as you please.” A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

They shouted out curses and shook their fists. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

An offhand remark about a bit of bad luck would prompt the entire story of how Job suffered but did not curse his Lord. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

There was hunger in those sounds as they crashed over the roof-tops and chimneys; but under it, low and distinct, he heard voices of fear: curses of men and cries of children. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Her curse had devoured the first Royal; he had been begotten in sin, and he had perished in sin; it was God’s punishment, and it was just. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

He opened his mouth to say something— probably a curse that would blast me to smithereens—when Nico burst into the room, followed by Grover. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

At the weekly meetings, members spent hours cursing out Martin Luther King and other national black leaders, calling them Communist dupes and worse. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He’d broken through into a small corner of American success where his race did not curse him. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Clara picked up the broken pieces of tureen with her usual aplomb, not showing any sign that she was listening to the stream of curses issuing from Esteban’s lips. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He scampers off, along with a few other fellows, the lot of them muttering curses but too cowardly to do anything more than that. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

They both curse about “Decker kids these days” but keep their distance. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“I am. ‘A curse on the Festival!’ he said. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

He looked around, he stood on his toes, he craned his neck, and then he cursed. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

The curse of knowledge, in combination with chunking and functional fixity, helps make sense of the paradox that classic style is difficult to master. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

She avoided looking at it, as if it were the malocchio, the evil eye, out to curse her worse than she already is. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Wow. Miss Volker said to look out for a curse when she wrote the dead guy’s obituary,” I reminded her. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Anatole told me these stories at night with a flat resignation, but I cursed and threw pillows and cried while he held me in the vast comfort of our married-student double bed. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He punched the side of the boat and cursed himself for hurting his hand, and then he punched the fiberglass harder. Adrift 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they traveled, the star cursed the day she had fallen to this wet, unfriendly world. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

We crouched behind a boulder, but it was only the Stoll brothers tripping through the woods and cursing. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Theodora shouted again, blundered against some light piece of furniture, cursed, and then the door beyond was opened and the doctor said, “Good morning.” The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

He strung ordinary sentences together and they came out sounding either like the most profane curses or like comical poetry. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was screaming at her and cursing and saying the Ministry of Vice and Virtue does not allow women to speak loudly. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He cursed the weak-willed men of the town who did not understand the freedom a man of the llano must have, and he cursed the war for taking his sons away. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Don’t you remember all those times we talked? All those times we cursed the gods? Our fathers have done nothing for us. They have no right to rule the world!” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

Hephaestus roared and spat a few curses and swatted the can away. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Sick? What sick? I tell you, it was a curse put on my own child to get back at me.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I ain’t never been one to turn down a gift, even if it could be cursed. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

The Ares folks got up, and Clarisse muttered a dazed curse. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Leo left her thrashing and cursing, and went to check on his friends. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

The words came from Jack viciously, as though they were a curse. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

We jeered at him, took potshots at him, cursed him. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

His lips formed the words as he let it come down with a grunt which was a blending of a curse, a prayer and a groan. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

“I see you went through with your plan. You bear the curse of Achilles.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

‘What about the last ingredient - the curse of Delos. What is it?’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

I should have been cursing the system, but my mom and dad were much more tangible scapegoats. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

People in the crowd yell and curse and cry. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

She will curse me with her dying breath, but I saw no other way. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The sorcerer who led the eldest Pandava brother astray in a cursed game of dice, where he was forced to gamble away his entire kingdom. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Snape’s pale face, illuminated by the flaming cabin, was suffused with hatred just as it had been before he had cursed Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Luke paced in front of the swimming pool, cursing in Ancient Greek, gripping his sword so tight his knuckles turned white. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I even felt safe from grandfather, whose deathbed curse usually spoiled my triumphs. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cursed at the air and answered it. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

They range the field and they rove the flood, And they climb the mountain’s crest; Theirs is the curse of the gypsy blood, And they don’t know how to rest. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

As long as she was under Rufus’s protection, Edwards might curse her, but he wouldn’t touch her. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Being Caroline’s younger brother is both a blessing and a curse that way. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“Better to light a candle than curse the darkness.” Ghost Boys 2018-04-17T00:00:00Z

For Madison, on the other hand, “a Public Debt is a Public curse,” and “in a Representative Government greater than in any other.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

As usual, this makes me curse my nonexistent dad, who must be to blame for my hair, which is straight, brown, and just land of there. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

“No, and I’ll thank you not to curse in my house. It isn’t becoming of a lady.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Beans cursed and stomped on the ball with both feet, flattening it, grinding it into the sidewalk. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

Nailer cursed that he hadn’t just gone straight to the safety of Pima’s shack. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z

Could a curse come down so many ages? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Well, I step on that curse and spit on it too. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“If you’ve lit that cursed lamp, the other one will know.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

It was disgusting, but I cried and cursed. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

Farid touched his forehead, which was still bloodstained, and cursed him with the worst curses he knew. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

I still kept my head down, vaguely wondering if she were intimidating me or if she really wanted me to repeat my curses. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Buy nothing. Don’t bring one cent. Go and make them stop the curse.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two, three men with their pants down are always sitting about outside and cursing. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

And that leads to another way to escape the curse of knowledge: show a draft to yourself, ideally after enough time has passed that the text is no longer familiar. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I would pace for hours like a caged leopard, viciously cursing aloud to myself. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Snorting water, he cursed the creek, which was too shallow to swim and too rocky to walk. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Chamberlain ran toward him, stumbled, cursed the bad foot, looked up and aimed and fired and missed, then held aloft the saber. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Really? Wow. The curse of the nine thousand things.” Goodbye Stranger 2015-08-04T00:00:00Z

One stumbled, cursing the torn linoleum in the hall. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The powers of darkness would requite it, too, my mother’s parting curse would call hell’s furies to punish me, along with the scorn of men. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

You were only as cursed as you allowed yourself to be. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Under the protection of the juniper they rolled and grunted and cursed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cursed myself for my awkwardness in front of him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

Grandpa would not blink an eye, then he would curse softly under his breath. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even a sprite might be less likely to curse with the triple acorn logo winking in his face. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

And therefore when those same frenzied Virginians who were writing Madison about the fatal curse of assumption also wrote him, he was even less supportive, though characteristically elusive. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

Darrell’s mother wasn’t happy that Lady Bug had been trying to convince Darrell that his name wasn’t right, so she stomped down here and cursed out Ms. Jen in front of the whole class. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

Screamed curses like Voldemort, cried like the baby in the crib? Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The boy looked like I cursed at him. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

We don't know how to curse, when we try to put bad words together they sound strange like new babies trying to talk and mixing up their sounds. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z

The knight had forced their way through most of the press at the back of the plaza, ignoring the curses that were flung at them as they passed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Sibongile was right behind him with a pot of boiling water, cursing at him and threatening to douse him with it. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Two years later, they cursed the armed guards from Ford who had beat up their leader, Walter Reuther, in the “Bat- de of the Overpass.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

They were cursing and saying many things that would make his mom mad. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

She cursed herself for picking a hiding spot with such terrible visibility. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

She sat slumped where I put her, crying, praying, cursing. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But the curse of knowledge ensures that most writers will overestimate how standard a term has become and how wide the community is that has learned it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I sensed it would be the same as if I cursed in front of him. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

It was suggested that it was a Hells Angels curse that was put on this town. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He could make out some cursing, some praying, but mostly the noise was just the sound of agony. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

I passed half the time of his visit standing at my door, trying to force myself to emerge from the room and from the curse. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Chett tried, cursing, yanking on the leashes, giving one animal a lick of his boot. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“Oh, Job,” I said.“Why, that wasn’t a curse, Nelson. God was testing his faith.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

His roommates had set fire to them I He gaped at the four insensitive overheated faces and wanted to shout curses at them. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Riccio was running eagerly after the cabbages while the signora, cursing loudly, bent over to pick up the apples. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

“A curse has been laid,” she said simply. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

A curse seemed to hang over the family, making men sin in spite of themselves and bringing suffering and death down upon the innocent as well as the guilty. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t afraid of curses, ladders, or black cats, but he saw ghosts everywhere, and not just the ghost of the old woman now sleeping buried somewhere in the hard ground. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He found himself ostracized in the squadron by men who cursed his memory foully for having supplied Colonel Cathcart with provocation to raise the number of combat missions. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Zeno’s curse hung over mathematics for two millennia. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z

Finally through extreme effort and much cursing he manages to beach canoe on jetty and collapses exhausted on sand at sun-down. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cursed myself for being a fool in agreeing to come with my father and began watching carefully his every move. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

The giant Gryffindor hourglass had been hit by a curse, and the rubies within were still falling, with a loud rattle, onto the flagstones below. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

He called down curses on her head, ordered her on his authority as her father to open that door! How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

It can harbor a curse no more than a leaf can, or a mirror, or a life. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“If there is an attack,” said Dumbledore, “I give you permission to use any counterjinx or curse that might occur to you. However, I do not think you need worry about being attacked tonight.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

And he began to curse his father violently as we moved for the door. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is the man whose name has become both praise and curse at the University. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

He didn’t stop to see if the man was following, because Nathan could hear him cursing and his large feet slamming against the ground. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

He cursed himself for having let her go and for all the time they both had lost. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

But could Percy really take away her curse? The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“That phony curse was just a way of covering her tracks in advance of murdering those ladies herself. Believe me, I know how she operates. She says one thing when she means another.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

“We must be cursed,” he said angrily one day after supper. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

“Made us look cursed all over again. I’m sorry, Percy. Now you know what you’ve gotten yourself into.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

This is the curse of being a tie salesman. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z

I would think of my mother sitting in her wheelchair and rotting alive, and that gave me the tenacity to stand up and start walking, even if it was with the aid of curses. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dustfinger cursed under his breath, listened to the sounds of the night for a moment, then imitated the shrill cry of a bird of prey. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I mean, what curse causes a water tower to explode?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Because the guards of segregation were everywhere in the white world, and I saw black people who unwittingly disobeyed them cursed, beaten or thrown in jail, I became increasingly self-conscious with each step I took. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as he came close, Encanis cursed him in languages no one knew, scratching and biting. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Also Sherlock Holmes doesn’t believe in the supernatural, which is God and fairy tales and Hounds of Hell and curses, which are stupid things. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I used to play pranks on the priests, too. So they cursed me,” he went on. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I had now reached that point where I was cursed aloud in the busy streets of America’s second largest city. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the background of his speech, gunshots and angry soldiers, cursing and jubilating, almost drowned him out. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

Peasants waiting by the mill, Hour after hour — They curse us as they stand in line, Enjoy their little talk. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

“But even with the curse, you stopped him,” said Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I paid extra for a boat without that cursed boy!” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

I heard them whispering at night that my uncle had been bewitched, a bruja had put a curse on him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish you would stop that fake cursing,” she scolded. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

Annabeth said, which I somehow understood was Greek for ‘Go to the crows!’ though I had a feeling it was a worse curse than it sounded. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

“Even if I am what you say," Ivy protested, “I am cursed. Can't you see how I flicker? I'll soon disappear altogether." How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

I curse silently at myself as I finish brushing my teeth. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

But Jordan had no skill at fixing and repairing and he quickly gave up the task with a curse and a kick to the bed. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had a fairy godmother, and Mother asked her to take the curse away. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

"It's not a name—it's a curse," said Toady. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“How can you curse your own son that way?” Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had been saving Billy’s life for days, cursing him, kicking him, slapping him, making him move. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

A curse that stretches back to the Great Prophecy. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I stumbled over a stick that lay in the road and first cursed it, then picked it up. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

We ran for the rocks, ignoring the curses and threats of Atlas as we passed. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

In the crowd people were pointing, shoving, cursing one another and the king. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Hazel rode Arion, who had recovered enough to carry one person at normal horse speed, though he cursed about his aching hooves all the way downhill. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Cluny lashed out at all and sundry with his tail, foaming at the mouth and cursing wildly, his face a terrifying mask of insanity in the glare from the tower. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Instead, there was now a desk—which Victor had dragged down from the attic with a great deal of cursing and swearing—together with a few simple chairs and a large candelabra. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Father had told me to, and the curse was tugging at me to obey. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He heard a cup smash on the concrete floor and a man cursed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Needles swore and cursed, saliva building in the corners of his mouth, tears raining down his face, but his eyes were fixed on his brother. When I Was the Greatest 2014-01-07T00:00:00Z

Ranofer bent over the bin, outwardly intent on scooping charcoal into the furnace pan, inwardly cursing the Babylonian and Gebu alike. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

The curse had been turned into a blessing. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

And then away for home! away to the quickest and nearest train! away from this cursed spot, from this cursed land, where the devil and his children still walk with earthly feet! Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

She is afraid to take the subway, where you may meet those young black militant street preachers who curse black women for straightening their hair. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

“This is their wroth. A wind as cold as hell itself and snows that never end. We are cursed.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Time was indifferent, like snow and ice; but the heart, crazed wanderer in the driving waste, carried the curse forever. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

And after death’s first silent vigil her life came to her bedside to curse her with many voices. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Chineke! Bless my son, Eugene. Let the sun not set on his prosperity. Lift the curse they have put on him.” Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Well, I had to curse him one or two times, ’cause you know how your papi is. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“It was a tiny curse. The kind designed for mischievous immortal children.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

They had electric torches—both men walked up and down the length of the bus inspecting the damage and cursing. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

The curse would make Hattie and Mum Olga as grand as they wanted to be, and it would provide endless wealth for Olive. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He imagined that a curse had been put on his uncle, condemning him to live in this house forever. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

“He used to act more like a holy guy or something when he first got over here. He never cursed or anything like that.” Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next morning, they’d gone to see about the ring that could contain her curse. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Muffling a curse, Habib returned to his spot next to his wife, who sat on a wooden crate Noor had found. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The last red cloak shouted a curse and charged, hacking down with both hands on his sword. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The other starters exchange angry looks and shake their heads and mumble curse words, because Russ is single-handedly ruining the flow of practice. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

Passengers cursed and ran, seagulls came from all over the harbor and Mam hung limp and pale on the ship’s rail. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Guiteau shouted at the judge, “God Almighty will curse every man who has had anything to do with this case. Don't you forget that.” Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

Steadily he ran out of steam, the angry curses dissolving into moans of fatigue, the name calling into sickly wheezes. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several people curse as they trip on roots and fallen branches. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

They were afraid of other people’s curses and Father Restrepo’s fanaticism. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

He jogged after it, cursing under his breath. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Then by chance my knee found a tender spot between his legs and he doubled over, cursing me as I fled. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

That evening after supper, my life having been saved, I asked my father about the curse, and if he’d truly believed I was finished. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z

At the time, I thought it was a real awful curse happening to me, but instead, it turned out to be a big blessing. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Her corset—the stupid, cursed thing—pushed on her ribs so hard that the breath was sucked from her. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Warbeak uttered a stream of curses as she stumbled on the brick. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

For if you are alone, then you do not need to worry about the curse of sundering. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

"Do you believe God has cursed us with Hitler?" The Boy Who Dared 2008-02-01T00:00:00Z

The last few trips had seen some ugliness at Mole’s Town, a little pushing and shoving, some muttered curses, a lot of sullen looks. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

It doesn’t have the cut of a Caliban curse, but it’s all right. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

They saw a handful of people as they walked down Eighth Avenue, and while no one offered to help, no one cursed them out, either. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

When he finally looked up, he cursed, twisted away, and took off in the other direction, sprinting like he was running a race. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z

He stabbed another toe, cursed as a bead of blood welled up around the knife’s point. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In fact he seldom cursed, and the epithets he chose were dull, even harmless. Sula 1973-11-01T00:00:00Z

“The person who taught me how to curse out loud. And mean it.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The curse of knowledge means that we’re more likely to overestimate the average reader’s familiarity with our little world than to underestimate it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I swear—under my breath because a lady’s Attendant never curses aloud—and brace myself for impact. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Should that fail, they were not shy about bursting into fits of bellicosity: cursing or even openly bullying customers. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Hotter than ever on this cursed island, isn’t it?” Tiger Boy 2015-10-01T00:00:00Z

I didn't think I could handle the risk of bleeding out of every orifice in public, even if it meant no longer cursing my reflection. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“Don’t mock me, Prometheus! Those cursed centaurs will be sorry they interfered. I will feed them to the hellhounds, starting with that son of mine—that weakling Chiron.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

As I held my stare with Miss Trotter I knew it didn’t matter that I didn’t believe in hexes or curses. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

Capricorn cursed me, his eyes almost bursting out of his head in fury. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“Yes. Yes, I can believe it. May the gods curse him.... He was never the same after his quest.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Only he doesn’t throw me out, he keeps dragging me, spitting and cursing. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dante and I were cursed with parents who cared. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe 2012-02-21T00:00:00Z

But no one woke up and in the silence that fol­lowed, I understood the nature of my new curse: I was going to get away with it. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

Erasing and cursing my way through my sums, I made Pa look up from his repair work on the kitchen floor. Worth 1998-06-01T00:00:00Z

“And they would have, if you’d been wearing them. But you gave them to the satyr, which wasn’t part of the plan. Grover messes up everything he touches. He even confused the curse.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He never spoke to them except to curse them. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

He silently cursed himself for thinking this smart- mouth teenage sister of the troublemaker known as Quang-ha could ever help. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

It would make me curse and I didn’t care whether cursing was a sin. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Why hadn't he said something, recognized me, cursed me? Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Our march was wearisome, and my toes are prone to blisters. It is a curse.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I was so small because I was once cursed by a tinker who did not like the fortune my mother gave him. Milkweed 2003-09-09T00:00:00Z

So Noah cursed all Ham’s children to be slaves for ever and ever. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered her perfect face and cursed my luck. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You cursed me and my mother? You left us alone?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I knew that, according to many Christians, I was a descendant of Ham, who had been cursed, and that I was therefore predestined to be a slave. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

He terrified all of us, lurching around the tiny room, cursing in Japanese and swinging his bottles wildly. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

She envisions an angry goddess stalking the halls, sending curses through the galleries like poison clouds. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Bill’s taken us around all the tombs and you wouldn’t believe the curses those old Egyptian wizards put on them. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She breathed in damp, wheezing gasps and cursed periodically, reverting to her unintelligible native tongue. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

He curses his leg, he curses the world, but he curses in a lovely English accent which he got from the radio, the BBC. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then, when he held firm, folk had spat and cursed at him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

They saw their apples, mutter, mutter, curse, curse, old cow, stupid teacher. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bran watched them from the balcony of Maester Luwin's turret, listening to them grunt and strain and curse as they swung their staves and wooden swords. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“If you did, you will pay for its repair. And did I hear you curse? That I will not tolerate in my school, young man.” October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z

The process of life had ceased to be intolerable, he had no longer any impulse to make faces at the telescreen or shout curses at the top of his voice. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

And if magic is real, then I guess curses must be, too. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

A curse, an insult, a word totally without light. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z

Finn cursed himself for his big, stupid mouth. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

The driver alternated his responses to them—first curses, then prayers for the time when he would be rid of us. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Molly’s curse soared beneath Bellatrix’s outstretched arm and hit her squarely in the chest, directly over her heart. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Now that I’ve artistically expressed myself, we might as well get this cursing thing over with too. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The alley down which he led them sloped so steeply that Meggie kept stumbling, and every time Elinor stubbed her toes on the bumpy cobblestones she uttered a quiet curse. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

The curse was oft seen in children, especially in damp, cold climes. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

The others gave way, and one stepped backwards and fell over Merry’s prostrate form with a curse. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

When we tried to help him, he cursed and lurched at us, swinging his fist. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

There is no clatter of runs or chutes, no cursing, no flying coils of rope, no hitching of teams. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

“Well, of course I’m glad Harry wasn’t cursed!” said Hermione, clearly stung. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I smacked her again and practiced a curse word I’d heard on the train. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

The master cursed and shouted that he would not: “A wizard aboard, and I the best seaman of the Trade, and this the handiest ship I ever sailed—turn back?” A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

Now he was in Tartarus, dying from gorgon’s blood plus a dozen other agonizing curses, while he watched his girlfriend stumble around, helpless and blind and believing he’d abandoned her. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A hubbub was rising from the party, some yelling and cursing—a fight perhaps. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

Frogs croaked aggressively at the young oblate, each croak like a curse. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I cursed and got to my feet, breathing heavily. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Philbert sucks in his breath like I just said a curse word, which I actually have been somewhat careful not to do in front of him. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had had no intention of letting her hear me curse, but since she had heard me and since there was no way to appease her, I decided to let things develop as they would. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

I fell asleep cursing them that planted the city of New York on an island. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Hurley climbed into the frozen rigging and took scores of photographs, amazing everyone with his fearlessness and yelling outrageous Australian curses, just for fun. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Hundreds of dirty, unshaven men pour from the train and surround it, like ants on candy, cursing and stretching and lighting cigarettes. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

It resonated right down to his bones, as if it knew everything about him—his curse, his history, his future. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

At once there was great jostling and cursing as each troop tried to get first to the gate and the ending of their march. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

In return, she cursed them out in Latin. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The curse of physical shame was broken by the sun; I was no longer ashamed of my body. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

No running, no cursing, no playing, no yelling, no staying up late, no this and no that. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

It hung in the air for a long moment, a dark cloud over our heads, a curse nothing could dispel. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

“Well,” said Burke, “what you got to do is undo the curse, right? That’s what I would do.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Calvin says, “What do you mean? Like a curse?” The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle 2018-01-23T00:00:00Z

I struggle with the bolt, but my bare hands aren’t strong enough—and I curse the shipbuilder who left her like this. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He looked beneath both seats and stood again for a while, cursing, seeing himself mocked by his own triumphing. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know. I just had to stop her mischief. You may yet break the curse yourself.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the final stages the curse turned inward, to muscles, bones, and inner organs. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Send him down to the Drowned God before he brings a curse upon us,” urged Burton Humble. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Blackbirds and squirrels cursed and wood-pigeons flew out of their leafy perches half a mile away. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

For a moment I was sure she was about to hurl one of her biblical curses at me, but she didn’t. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Homer calls him murderous, blood-stained, the incarnate curse of mortals; and, strangely, a coward, too, who bellows with pain and runs away when he is wounded. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The elders knew the curse that hung over the house. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Stupid, he thought once more, cursing himself—just dumb. Hatchet 1987-01-01T00:00:00Z

He looked round the room, cursing himself for having forgotten his weapon. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Jay continues on merrily, adding a string of curse words I recognize from jail. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

He hammered on it with a fist, and cursed when a splinter snagged the fabric of his glove. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They crossed the Nimrodel — curse their foul feet in its clean water! — and went on down the old road beside the river. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

In the morning I went to wake him and his jaw was locked open, his teeth bared, cursing the end to its face. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cursed her under my breath as I carried the heavy liters of soda home, and even though she couldn't keep any food down, I ate a stinky omelet in her presence. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

But when he saw his cousin he did not know whether to curse him or to be courteous to him. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The sailors who entered began to curse at the sight before them. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the dense fog, the nervous red glow of a guard’s cigarette as he sits dreaming, cursing the cold but probably rejoicing in the rain—most likely he’d be the son of farmers. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cursed us both, but after a while he began to feel a little better. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

They made bonfires with dried sticks, corn husks, and paper, cursing the authorities under their breath. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Multiply these daily frustrations by a few billion, and you begin to see that the curse of knowledge is a pervasive drag on the strivings of humanity, on a par with corruption, disease, and entropy. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

The door opened as he spoke and Donovan, with a smothered curse, clicked the visor to, and turned a sulky back upon Cutie. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

“Have you wondered?” she asked quietly, “if maybe there really was a curse?” I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Her mother called it a curse, and she understood that it was, that she had to control her urges. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Five days later, as the Robes swept through the town toward the cursed house, Antain was home, sick to his stomach, vomiting his lunch. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

I would have to content myself with cursing him roundly and silently. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Outside, she stood for a moment amidst the shouts and curses and the creak of wooden wheels as the men broke down the tents and pavilions and loaded the wagons for another day's march. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then he looked at me and began to curse. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

I took a few more steps and almost reached the tree, but the curse wouldn’t let me go farther. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Elinor wanted to scream, she wanted to curse, rage, cry out in fury, but not a sound came out of her mouth. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

From the moment they began their magical training, they were told, and told again and again, that their coven was their destiny, and that being ungrateful for fate’s gifts would curse them with bad luck. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

The Thunderbird is so sensitive to supernatural danger that wands created with its feathers have been known to fire curses preemptively. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

He paces around while cursing, and then apologizes to us for cursing. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z

Pri has come over to help Donna, and she curses Dray one last time. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Cars were honking, a passerby with a ruined bag of groceries was cursing at the sky. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z

Even if I must be the outcast, cursed by the rules of his hideous fable. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cried because the curse was not my curse. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

I blushed, furious with myself for almost giving the curse away. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

First, he cursed the robbers and their fathers and mothers. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

They were tough guys who seemed to have no grandfather's curse worrying their minds. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

The next thing I knew West Indian Archie was standing before me, cursing me, loud, his gun on me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

“My shape-shifting doesn’t work. I don’t know why. Maybe they cursed me, or maybe I’m too messed up to focus.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Her head spun, and she would have cursed at the stitch that lanced through her side had she had any breath to do so. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Seven was excited to watch the match and get a break from fighting monstruos and getting stuck in cursed mud. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

I sit, my back toward the men, studying the concrete wall like the lines, cracks, and scratched curses are a complicated puzzle. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

The beginning is that my great-grandfather was a magician, and long, long ago he set into motion a most terrible curse. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“That whole part of the forest is cursed,” Missy had said, flicking one of her curls. I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z

Moushumi argues that a name like hers is a curse, complains that no one can say it properly, that the kids at school pronounced it Moosoomi and shortened it to Moose. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Who has never cursed or sworn, even in her mind.” Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

How fearful were the curses those propensities entailed on me! Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

The sticky tape kept wrapping itself around his thumbnail and Victor was cursing quietly to himself, when suddenly a tall figure approached him. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Bless them that curse you, bless them that curse you, bless them that curse you. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

The whole Ares cabin, curse them, was sitting back at camp. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Human artisans cursed or blessed with tempting skill. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

It was said that he once cured a woman dying of an ancestral curse that had eluded the best of American doctors. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

We have many curses to share with you. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“That is my curse. I had hoped to be free of it by now, but here l am, still stuck on Ogygia after three thousand years.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

One of the women sitting in the corridor cursed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

He circled the air, cursing all the while. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Later, Myrtilus was killed by Pelops, cursing him as he died, and some said that this was the cause of the misfortunes that afterward followed the family. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I expected her to curse the very existence of bologna. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

His curse was lifted, and healing began immediately. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

She tried to make it sound like a curse, too. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

I was cursing Shorty with every name I could think of when he got the spray going and started soap-lathering my head. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

I’m about ready to curse myself out for ever being stupid enough to open my mouth, when Spike breaks the silence. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

He spread them once more along the top of the cabin and in the rear of the cockpit, cursing all the while. The Voyage Of The Frog 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You say, ‘You have tainted my house with sick medicine and must remove the curse with sweetness.’ The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He threw it away, cursing a curse that was almost a scream. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

Oblivious of the tumult, a Creole woman spits out a curse. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

They jeer at the police, cursing them violently, and shout encouragement to those trying to break in. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I won’t lie and tell you it don’t break my heart. But there’ll be plenty of time later for the cursing and the shouting. Right now we need to focus on our next move.” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

But as he was sulking far too furiously to touch the supper and had spent the whole night stamping and roaring and cursing, he naturally did not now look his best. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

For a small man, he had been cursed with a danger-ously big mouth, he reflected as he crawled back to his comer of what the Arryns laughably called their dungeon. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

The curse wasn’t going to let me abandon the ogres. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

But I pushed it away and walked out with great furious strides, cursing, among the lines of tombs and cypresses. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I ‘abjure, curse and detest my errors,’ he said. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z

He darts to the side of the road and curses after me. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Bubbly green liquid spills on the front of her travel dress, and she curses. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

“The hero’s soul, cursed blade shall reap. Maybe we could find this cursed blade and destroy it. Sounds like Kronos's scythe, right?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

They knew that it was within the power of the father to curse his sons, and ay! a curse laid on a disobedient son or daughter was irrevocable. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Papá cursed and clenched his teeth each time he plowed. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z

We were offered, as Nation of Islam doctrine, historical and divine proof that all white people are cursed, and are devils, and are about to be brought down. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“I know how that sister of mine is. You tell her, I know about the curse.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z

I never criticized them or praised them, yet they felt in my neutrality a deeper rejection of them than if I had cursed them. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I'd give you my blessings, boy, if I thought they'd do you any good, but all I can do properly is curse." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

My companion coughed and cursed the court officials and the judge who had sentenced him. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She recognized some: the butcher was there, cursing as he argued with another man, and she could see her mothers brother too, in a group comparing the weights of their weapons with loud bragging comments. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Two of them had already fallen to his sword, staining the hallows with their blood; and the others cursed him, calling him outlaw and traitor to his master. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

This is always a dangerous moment in a story, because the king is not a djinn, and a wish that is an insult can quickly become a curse. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z

Late in the morning, the radiators died, and my dad did what he always did—kick them and curse—until he gave up and plopped down on the couch. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z

She said: “It will end here tonight. I will be yours for this one night, and then the curse shall be broken.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You’ll find that there is a lot more to The Tempest than a list of colorful curses.” The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Da,” I said, which was the only Russian word I knew other than the curse words that Frankie had delighted in teaching me. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

She cursed “June eighteenth! We’ve been away from camp ten days!” The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

“We know you’re in there! You’ve got half a dozen wands pointing at you and we don’t care who we curse!” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Some in the art world claimed the Amber Room carried a curse. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z

He slammed the side of his head against the steering wheel and cursed when the loud horn went off. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

The dress has the smell of old dead grandmother and I worry she might rise from the grave and curse me before the whole family and all assembled. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z

Then more curses came soaring over Harry’s head, so close he felt the force of them blow his hair. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I went from catching feelings for Warren to cursing him out in the span of a minute. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

When he didn’t respond, she muttered a curse under her breath and began walking again. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Not even when behind his back all his neighbors spread the terrible rumor that anyone with even one droplet of Wispy Whiskers’ blood was forever cursed by the gods. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

“You certainly seem to talk. I wonder if you have relatives in other villages. Did a witch put a curse on Rumpy’s foot? What do you do when someone gets sick? Do you have ngangas?” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

Someone in the village kicked over a bundle of sticks and cursed. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I wanted to curse him, but I glanced up and saw Florence standing, waiting for my response. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s a curse. The problem with machines is that nobody ever gets the thrill of seeing a message come out.” The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

Some of the men began to cry in their despair; some shouted curses to the wind through cracked and frostbitten lips. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

One of the riders curses and chases after him, and the indecision of the other white men is clear as they weigh their own lives against... Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

Existential: There was a curse on the kingdom. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Do you know why I’m cursed to be forgotten?” he asked. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The Greatjon began to curse and swear as soon as he saw what awaited them. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Then the Old Lord answered without opening any wider the crack through which he pursed his lips, “Now curse him, that dog left me many months ago and he is not here.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

I thought I would die on the ground there with a mouth full of dirt and blood and a white man cursing and lecturing as he beat me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

“Why don’t you teach us some Haitian curse words instead?” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

From her position in the doorway, Ann blocked traffic in and out of the jail, all the while using her oversized voice to curse anyone who came near her. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

He cursed and stumbled backward, and we both crashed to the ground. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

Rufus caught me easily and held me, cursing me, hurting me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

She’d never been sure whether that curse had been broken when she had died the first time. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She finally said I could curse if it was excruciatingly necessary by going like this @#$%. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Now she’s put a curse on our children. God knows how many more will be dead before morning!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

How I cursed Dr. Verwoerd and his law for prescribing how I should feel and think. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

She quarrels, curses, cries, feels sorry for herself, laughs and starts all over again. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Now she, who had been impatient once, and violent, who had cursed and shouted and contended like a man, moved into silence, contending only, and with the last measure of her strength, with God. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

As they walked into the steam room, Frank thought of his grandmother, his mom, and his cursed childhood, thanks to Juno and her piece of firewood. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I don’t know if I believe in God, but I know you’re not supposed say his name like a curse word. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

While he was there, he made the sign of the cross over a kid’s head and they thought he was spreading curses, so they took him prisoner and killed him. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

A big red Hummer swerved out of the way, though, and cursed at us before speeding off. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

It’s hard to tell which has cursed me more. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z

Chett was cursing them loudly, his voice thick with the anger he never seemed to put aside. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

It would be difficult to explain to a dog the good and moral purpose of a thousand humans gathered to curse one tiny human. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wasn’t quite bold enough to use the forbidden curse word aloud, but I thought of it several times quite happily as I made my way up the path and to Auntie Braxton’s house. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

The line from the great prophecy echoed in my head: A hero’s soul, cursed blade shall reap. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

But the child who screamed at that moment in the churchyard had cursed, and sung, and been silenced forever before God gave him a sign. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Bob’s voice seemed to echo from the end of a long tunnel: “If you kill one, it gives you a curse.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He had always hated the discipline, as every normal animal does, but it was just and true and inevitable as measles, not to be denied or cursed, only to be hated. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

The entire empire would suffer if she was offered to the Sun God, and the Sapa Inca would be cursed. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

They kept no order, thrusting, jostling, and cursing; yet their speed was very great. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

As in not-Mama charred the chicken and is cursing in the kitchen. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Voldemort had then turned his wand on Harry; he had performed the curse that had disposed of many full-grown witches and wizards in his steady rise to power — and, incredibly, it had not worked. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Inside the snake’s throat, the girl pushed with her hands and feet, This is not cursing. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She yelped, then cursed herself for making a sound. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“I thought it was only me. But there’s a curse, right?” Landscape with Invisible Hand 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Gabriel came, from all his times and ages, to curse the sister who had held him to scorn and mocked his ministry. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The teacher continued her diatribe and I settled back, bathing in the subtle beauty of each new curse and insult. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

He was a big and wild man; he drank and cursed like most men do, but he was a good man. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I myself would not curse, in or out of Methuselah’s hearing or even in my dreams, because I crave heaven and to be my father’s favorite. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

As they turned into the Sanchez draw they were cursing the bad hunting in recent years. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t thought about that, but it didn’t matter if the cursed blade was Riptide or Kronos’s scythe. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Gebu was very drunk; he stumbled and half fell down the stairs, cursing at the top of his voice. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

One night as Kathy and I lay upstairs pretending to be asleep—we sometimes snuck over to each other’s rooms— we heard a tremendous boom! followed by cursing and swearing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Now she cursed Past Grace for making such a terrible decision. Far from the Tree 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z

The dead beasts in our hands seemed to be cursing and mocking us for having killed them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Ah, that son of Noah’s had been cursed, down to the present groaning generation: A servant of servants shall he be unto his brethren. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“Spying. I was a cursed fool to let you up above. And I should have let you think your way through the symbols without interrupting.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

A lot of people don't believe in curses. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

We were so anxious that we did not know whether to curse or laugh. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The word had broken from his mouth like a curse, leaving an aftertaste of tears. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The curse of the House of Atreus was ended. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

A woman was indeed coming out on the sandbar, slipping and no doubt cursing to herself, for her lips went up and down between her clear, peremptory calls. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

The boy was cursed and caned, slapped and starved. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Uncle Cotton swallowed whatever curse dangled on his tongue, and suddenly the smooth, polished smile was back. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z

He could curse and swear and rant of robbery, refuse to sign for a time, then give in reluctantly, protesting all the while. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Now, everyone knew that although she cursed as freely as she laughed, no one cursed around her, and certainly no one cursed her. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

He rarely curses, drinks moderately, and dresses as plainly as possible. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But you’re behind — very behind — on dealing with curses,” said Moody. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Aunty Ifeoma snapped her fingers at Papa; she was throwing a curse at him. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z

Nox cursed under his breath, and Celaena studied the other Champions. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

She could hear the driver cursing to his companion.They both slid down from the box seat and made their way over to the tree. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I did not add curses or dark alleys. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘Old fool! This is my hour. Do you not know Death when you see it? Die now and curse in vain!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

He also thought he might be cursed because of the twenty. Millionaires for the Month 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z

It made her think about being a little girl in New Orleans, before her curse set in and her mom got so bitter. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

But perhaps that was part of the curse as well. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Amari cursed and the word came out like a punch against a wall. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

He shrieked for mercy and cursed the red woman and began to laugh hysterically. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Then John knew that a curse was renewed from moment to moment, from father to son. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The hunters strode into the hall, all but Ben Bones, who was cursing at the dogs to stop them fighting over the severed head. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

"As you say, my lord, but . . . why Harrenhal? That is a grim, unlucky place. Some call it cursed." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“So ... do any of you know which curses are most heavily punished by Wizarding law?” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I had to curb my habit of cursing, but not before I had shocked more than half of them and had embarrassed Aunt Addie to helplessness. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The night was railing against the morning of which it was bereaved, and the cold was cursing the warmth for which it hungered. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Finally, muttering curses under his breath, the young man stormed away. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

That is the thing with curses—they seem like a bad thing at first, but then sometimes you realize you can’t live without them. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

When I ask a teammate why the rule against cursing in houses, she says that owners have been known to leave tape recorders going while we work. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Are people "lowly gifted"? Or "medium gifted"? Or just "gifted"? It's possible that all labels are curses. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z

They curse him for helping them after they sneak into the country. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad drank and cursed some but not in any way that mattered. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

In fact, he's probably cursing me out right now for dropping the ball during such an emotionally charged moment. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z

“The Taliban you are cursing are the ones who brought order to the country,” he said. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

And I had heard that Ultima could lift the curses laid by brujas, that she could exorcise the evil the witches planted in people to make them sick. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

I silently cursed them, for I knew they would cling to him like leeches. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

Then came the murmurs and the mutters, whispered curses, whispered prayers, the hornets stirring in their hive. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In his new personage he was always cold, sullen, distant, contemplative; always wrinkling his brow and scratching his balding head and wringing his hands and muttering curses and complaints, especially on Fridays. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why didn’t I make sure I had the Invisibility Cloak with me?” said Harry, inwardly cursing his own stupidity. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Let’s keep up with him and get out of this cursed place as quick as we can — if we can!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

As Hazel marched down the hill, she cursed in Latin! The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I looked around stupidly, then cursed, dropped the pinecones, and took off running, following the road north. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

The morning was physically tiring, but the nervous strain, the fear that my actions would call down upon my head a storm of curses, was even more damaging. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The driver’s wife, now with three children crying in her lap, looked into Mother’s face and cursed. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Then he sprays another line, making an X. I curse silently under my breath and start to turn away— —but then the soldier does something unexpected, something I've never seen before. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

“You think we haven’t tried? The curse is more powerful than that. Every name we give it suffers the same fate as the first. Only Weep remains.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She had been brought up around plenty of cursing, and knew every word and provocative construction, but since she’d become a mother, since she’d converted, she hadn’t sworn more than once or twice. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

And Orestes knew that he must work out the curse of his house, exact vengeance and pay with his own ruin. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Watching the bird made Cole curse every second of his miserable and haphazard life. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

She would have cursed her weakness, had she the strength. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The guards on the walls muttered curses, hounds in the kennels barked furiously, horses kicked at their stalls, the Walders shivered by their fire, and even Maester Luwin complained of sleepless nights. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Zion, even though he knows he shouldn’t, is softly cursing. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

No shouts, no curses, no threats, no tottering footsteps. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

He cursed and pulled his pen from his pocket. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

God heard whenever I let slip one of my father’s curse words, and He watched me take my bath, daring me to enjoy the warm water. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

An hour later, Celaena was beginning to curse herself for being a fool. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I cursed for real when I saw drops of blue paint on each of them. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

The goat limped as it walked, and Thor cursed Loki, whose fault it was that his goat was lame. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

It became a curse when it was all that I saw around me and before me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“What else? Didn’t you see anything? Was he cursing someone?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I hear the muffled scream of the boy’s mother as she runs through the crowd, shoving past people, some of whom stumble and fall and curse, adding to the chaos. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

Some of the curses he used I hadn’t heard before. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

Francis looked for numbers on the mailboxes, nosing into one false trail after another and backing out again, cursing, grinding the gears. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Cordelia reads one about a man who gets cursed by a voodoo witch doctor and grows a big red lobster claw on his hand, which turns on him and attacks him. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

They would never have found their way back through the labyrinth had Renzo's footprints not shown them the way: Scipio didn't say a word, although Barbarossa kept cursing and spitting and hitting his back. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

After the villagers left, their lanterns now scattering in various directions toward home, the family broke their silence and cursed her. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

After tripping and cursing and generally feeling miserable for another mile or so, I started to see light up ahead: the colors of a neon sign. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

The drug dealers who’d lived there before had spray-painted curse words and psychedelic patterns on the walls and the ceiling pipes. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

“The Quaker woman’s. Down by Blackbird Pond. She’s been a curse on this town for years with her witchcraft!” The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

Even the clams that were tucked away in the muck could hear him curse. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

We all, especially Rachel, live in terror of the cursed Verse. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You stay talking on the phone, and chewing with your mouth open, and cursing at the table. Don’t let your aunt fool you, Fab.” American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

For a moment he didn’t know whether to curse or cry. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

I will bear whatever sentence they wish to rain on me, all the volleys of their prayers and curses. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

The crowd surged after him, milling like a huge man trying to turn in a cubbyhole—some of them laughing, some cursing, some intently silent. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

DRACO: I don’t care what you did or who you saved, you are a constant curse on my family, Harry Potter. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

"We don't want to see Stormhold tumble and fall. Nor do we want a curse on our heads, for that matter. Better just place him in the Hall of Ancestors." Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z

They cried and danced, through your body went the spell that cured Lucas, and your name lent strength to the curse that took one of us from the service of our Master. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Sam ran after him, cursing, but he did not go far. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

Swear toads infested every damp patch, cursing like sailors. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

“And when her cursed, evil silence polluted our swamp, I thought God had sent me a sacrifice to make myself, one last example of the evil that hides itself which I could destroy and purify.” The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

The name tore from my lips in a savage howl, as sharp and biting as a curse. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

“You are merely a child, and children are sometimes the cruelest of all. You have taken everything from me. For that, I curse you, daughter of Indra,” said Shukra. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I went back to The Tempest, and not just the Caliban curses, either—which is all that Mrs. Baker thought I knew. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“So you talked too much, and the gods cursed you. Why did they stop?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He probably brought down a dozen curses on himself, but he didn’t feel them right away, so he kept running. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She kept cursing in Ancient Greek and stabbing at the dirt. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She plucked it daily and cursed it regularly, yet it never failed to return. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

He bloomed suddenly out of the darkness and now three of them were pursuing the motorbike, all shooting curses after it. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“My curse is that, in the moment when it matters most, you, too, shall forget.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

She’d talked of the paradox at the core of her being, and the curse of knowing one’s enemies too well to be able to hate them. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

On the eve of Rosh Hashanah, the last day of that cursed year, the entire camp was agitated and every one of us felt the tension. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

During one race in his jockey days, he heard another rider cursing after dropping his whip on what he thought was an otherwise sure winner. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tally and Shay made it to the cave first Croy arrived a few minutes later, without warning, he and his board hurtling through the waterfall in a sudden explosion of splashing and cursing. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z

The others died—betrayed, mauled, mutilated, poisoned, or cursed by the gods. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Way I sees it, Old Scratch gunn owe me big ’cause bright and early tomorrow morn I sure am ’bout to send him back four of his cursed souls and one of his good-for-nothing dogs. Elijah of Buxton 2007-08-06T00:00:00Z

The dementors were gliding up and down in front of them, and the cold, and the hopelessness, and the despair of the place laid themselves upon Harry like a curse.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

You did see me curse him out, didn't you? Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

There they were trampled on and insulted until there were no more Spanish curse words left; then someone motioned to one of the tanks. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was intelligent, polite, and friendly, and since she never cursed everyone called her Blanca. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

Even from this distance I could hear the Ares and Apollo campers fighting again, yelling curses and spouting bad poetry. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Lamps were lighted and sleepy curses were called to him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z

Depending on where they put their bets, it brings on cheers or curses. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I didn’t need that Granny person to undo the curse. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“The curse is deep and strong,” my uncle brooded. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Why were you cursing in class, Isaiah?” asks Mr. Tobin once we sit down. Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero 2020-08-18T00:00:00Z

Voldemort’s chest rose and fell rapidly, and Harry could feel the curse coming, feel it building inside the wand pointed at his face. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He disappeared and I heard some muted, angry cursing. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I dragged myself to my feet, cursing myself for a fool. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“He’ll bring a curse on your family. Perhaps on everyone in the boat.” Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

He seemed to be struggling against some invisible curse, as though the fog were squeezing him to death. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He strictly forbade his boys from smoking, cursing, or drinking, though he was known occasionally to do all three himself when safely out of sight or earshot of his crews. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z

The giants roared and screamed and cursed, and for many minutes the noise of battle rolled across the yellow plain. The BFG 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It’s much better this way. I don’t feel cursed anymore. Don’t be sad.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

It was truly biblical; a fog I could imagine God, in one of his lesser wraths, cursing the Egyptians with. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

The men whispered the word, like it was a curse. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z

“The curse of God, you mean!” another voice screamed. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z

“Because you and he are connected by the curse that failed,” said Dumbledore. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Long ago, Athena had taught the mortal weaver Arachne a hard lesson—cursing her for her pride by turning her into the first spider. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“My stunning resemblance to that lowlife O’Doyle is but one result of Petey’s curse, and perhaps the least of them. You shall see.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z

“I don’t think cursing is going to help,” she told him. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

He cursed himself for not noticing the current sooner, and not paddling out while it had still been weak enough to let him. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

Which I assure you is a blessing and a curse. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The worst ones are those wailing or cursing, especially when they come out without the kid they went in with. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

I let loose a string of curses—probably every one I’ve ever heard, plus a couple I make up right here on the spot. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

He knew that the snake was too well protected, knew that if he managed to point the wand at Nagini, fifty curses would hit him first. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Laughing madly and yelling strange curses, he swayed to and fro skillfully as horse and wagon clattered off down the road into the night. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Scorpius, we’ve checked you for hexes and curses—there were none we can see—so I’m asking if there’s anything I can do — to restore you to what you were . Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

And that’s when I believe my dark skin isn’t a curse, that my lips and hips, hair and nose don’t need fixing. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

He curses and turns, his fist coming, coming. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

“It was Snape,” Ron was explaining, “Hermione and I saw him. He was cursing your broomstick, muttering, he wouldn’t take his eyes off you.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He lived for the day when his father would be dying and he, John, would curse him on his deathbed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

One man had even run needles through the skin of his lower lip so that no curse might enter him. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It made the dwarf smile to see them sweating and cursing as they wrestled the heavy machines onto the inclines. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

People was spilling off the boardwalk and cursing Pete something terrible. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

But he could leap out, cursing, and bully it into motion again, fix the tire, replace the fan belt, kick the radiator, whatever was required. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wanted to curse at my father, scream and shout. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

He clicked his tongue the way Mama Tataba used to, and told me, “Leba, the gods you do not pay are the ones that can curse you best.” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

A curse perhaps, such as being turned into a raven and forced to fly north and live for seven times seven years in an ice palace—or worse, no curse at all. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I curse as I fumble my way through the darkness. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

Rosaleen said, ‘You can curse me, but don’t blaspheme the Lord Jesus.’ The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Moments later he stalks off, cursing and spitting on the ground. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

When pickled and eaten, these Murtlap growths promote resistance to curses and jinxes, though an overdose may cause unsightly purple ear hair. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

“It was on display in Borgin and Burkes ages ago. The label said it was cursed. Katie must have touched it.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“We have no alternative. Time is short. We can only hope that by rescuing your grandfather, we can shed more light on what caused Dale’s condition and find a way to reverse the curse. Come.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z

I curse myself for risking so much money in a Skiz bet instead of finding a more reliable way to get cash. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z

I knew that Timothy was still in the water because I could hear splashing and cursing. The Cay 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The sorcerer’s cursed the captain,” a voice said. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He cursed then, a string of abuse lasting what seemed to Isidore a full minute. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

It sits on the ground like a curse: large, grim, shrouded in mystery. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Other men might have cursed her, warned her to keep silent, even begged for her forgiveness. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

And I’m that close to cursing him out too. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

Strong hands wrenched Rabadash's sword from him and he was carried away into the castle, shouting, threatening, cursing, and even crying. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z

“You piece of—” I stopped myself from cursing him out in front of the headmaster’s office. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

My breaths come in gulps, and in an instant I curse and cherish neurochips that remember and mimic too much. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z

Gerris cursed as the locusts closed around him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

John turned suddenly, the movement like a curse, and knelt again before the altar. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Maybe she hadn’t been around when her cabinmates got cursed, or maybe she had a way of breaking the spelL With a chill, I wondered if Clarisse could be Kronos's spy at camp. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Money like that is more curse than gift.” Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Father knew nothing of the curse and saw me too infrequently to issue many commands. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“But tell me, who laid the evil curse?” my mother asked. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Let him curse and I remember him falling down the cellar steps, and howling, and I remember, with pain, his tears, which my hand or your grandmother’s so easily wiped away. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

Men coming to his blacksmith shop to talk and listen dropped their cursing for a while, not from any kind of restraint but automatically, as though this were not the place for it. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z

I curse myself for leaving that note, I’ve obviously got him into trouble at home. The Girl on the Train 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z

Across the table, Ron was cursing fluently under his breath; his potion looked like liquid licorice. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

“And also curses. There are curses in the story.” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Then she begun to cry again, talking about how her own flesh and blood rose up to curse her. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

Frank glanced nervously at the cursed yellow daisy. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

She sat up, banged her head, cursed, felt around, and got up more carefully. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The first person to approach the red wagon is a roustabout, and when he leaves empty-handed the line buzzes with angry curses. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

The Uncle’s memory of the Spare holding the cursed flower. Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Coming up suddenly, shouting at me, ordering me to go faster no matter how fast I went, cursing me, threatening me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

But the silly cars kept falling off at the curves until his father was cursing at them with impatience. Bridge to Terabithia 1997-10-21T00:00:00Z

She cracked her whip over his head and down he came, head-over-heels, cursing and laughing. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

I hardly had time to pull my boxers down and sit, and that’s when it all came back to me, and I remembered Mrs. Singer’s cursing me. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Nelson told me confidentially that Mother and Ruth May had kibáazu, which means that someone had put a curse on them. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The men grunted and cursed below as their fancy breeches and overcoats turned brown with the mud and their lovely beaver hats went rolling off down the road. Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

Behind him, he heard the soft metallic slither of the lordling's ringmail, the rustle of leaves, and muttered curses as reaching branches grabbed at his longsword and tugged on his splendid sable cloak. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He can yell at her, make fun of her, curse her, slap her. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

“But my mom told me not to accept curses from strangers.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She headed over to Taryn’s closet, cursing their stupid pondering tradition, cursing that little word that slipped out of her mouth. Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z

Long ago, a powerful sage cursed the gods, causing them to lose their immortality. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Dothraki were shrieking at him from all sides, screaming vile curses. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He cursed her for coming back and disturbing him, for not bringing him his food on time, for bringing too much cabbage and not enough rice. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

As far as cursed objects went, this was by far the most boring. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Teachers had courted her and cursed her, but no one before had simply melted her into the mass. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

We paid the fine — ten thousand marks — bore curses, blows, spittle, and stones, but that, of course, was not enough. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

A black gun cursed to kill every time it was removed from its holster, and if you didn’t pick your target, it would pick one for you. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Hold him off, without a wand in his hand!...He laughed before casting the curse.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Henry stomps on the gas, cursing, and rather than telling him what to do, I reach over and engage the four-wheel drive. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

He died very soon after I went to Colonel Lloyd’s; and he died as he lived, uttering, with his dying groans, bitter curses and horrid oaths. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z

Later, she stood back-to-bapk with Qarl, listening to the grunts and curses all around them, to brave men crawling through the shadows weeping for their mothers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Or, instead, maybe she could break the glass case and act like she’d been cursed. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I crept to the flap, heard Rose cursing outside, and unzipped it enough to get a one-eyed peek and to push the barrel of the gun out. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

So you curse and smash the mirror, which gets you what? Bronx Masquerade 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Veturius’s voice is convincingly slurred, and there’s a loud crash followed by a curse and burst of laughter. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

And when I could think of no safe way I would curse myself and the victims and forget about it. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They could curse you, take your food from you, or beat you to death. Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps 2001-03-01T00:00:00Z

He let fly with a string of curses that would make a sailor blush, and stomped down the hallway and out of sight. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

To my great surprise he cursed loudly and slammed down the receiver so hard that it jangled. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

This was not the language of angels, but the curse of demons. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z

The rattle of the rails being dropped, a general cursing. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The words speak—they have a tongue. Know all of you that my son laid violent hands upon my wife. O Poseidon, God, hear me while I curse him, and fulfill my curse.” Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

In actuality, those words weren’t a curse at all. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

While he was busy at it two other men had steadied the ladder for him and yelled curses at the Ichiyamas, who were not present. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

“My curse is here. I cannot escape it.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

In the back of their wagon, Rorge cursed and threatened and told them to unchain him while Yoren was gone, but no one paid him any mind. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Shagrat’s voice trailed off into a string of foul names and curses. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

The morning after the Augur’s visit, I stumble to the mess hall like a Cadet suffering his first hangover, cursing the overly bright sun. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

There's an ache in my chest from thinking about my momma for too long, and I curse myself for getting lost in the past. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

He cursed his deadened arm and lack of weapon. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I hadn’t told anyone about the curse since I was eight. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Pat Patterson, a big man, who was himself protected by the shield of a bad reputation, made the mistake of cursing my mother one night when she was out alone. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The burial service followed swiftly, for many suspected you sought your death, and hence your soul was cursed.” Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

She heard a lot of cursing from the front before the pilot pulled himself together and reset his course. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

Nat started after her, and then turned back, cursing himself for a fool. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Around him people shot their fists at the sky and cursed. Wringer 1997-08-16T00:00:00Z

I could understand most of what he was saying: he was cursing Edward in terrible language, profanity I will not write down here. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

He told that lady if she even tried to brush his hair, he’d put an ancient Kazakh curse on her. Absolutely Almost 2014-06-01T00:00:00Z

The alchemist’s words echoed out like a curse. The Alchemist 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

I scanned the yard, the woods, breathing hard, cursing myself. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Not one of them seemed to be able to fight off the curse, and each of them recovered only when Moody had removed it. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

Since she never used curse words, she was calling Dad names like “blankety-blank” and “worthless drunk so-and-so.” The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

The sidecar rose like a cork, unsteerable but at least still airborne: He had but a split second’s relief, however, as more curses streaked past him: The three Death Eaters were closing in. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

“Just show us how to curse somebody with a spell.” Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Oh mon Dieu, who in this family deserves such a curse! The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

Says I should never even try the stuff because the curse runs in our family. Please Ignore Vera Dietz 2012-10-12T00:00:00Z

“The witch put a...a...a curse on you!” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

Percy didn’t remember the old blind man muttering a final curse, but as Phineas dissolved and returned to the Underworld, he probably hadn’t wished Percy a long and happy life. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Aside from its dangerous aspects, the curse often made a fool of me and was partly the reason I seemed so clumsy. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

While Antaeus cursed and flailed, I scrambled around the chains, swinging and cutting like I was some kind of crazed monkey. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Watching my friends try to twist their mouths to say these words, I laugh as much as my cousins do when I try to say American curse words. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Supposedly, he had a great-great-grandfather who had stolen a pig from a one-legged Gypsy, and she put a curse on him and all his descendants. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

Broken bottles and fast-food wrappers litter the sidewalks, a few houses are boarded up, and just about every building is tagged with graffiti curse words, but the Allens’ place is actually pretty nice. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

I had been able to break the curse myself. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

None of their captors spoke to them, except to yell or curse, nor did they try to explain what was happening. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

In any case the cursed children were never heard of again. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nox, now behind Grave, made to do the same, but Grave started cursing at him, and Nox stopped, lifting his hands in a gesture of placation. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Whenever I move—seek to move without Palsy—I curse him who hath brought me low & for he was a Betrayer, an Adder I nursed in my Bosom. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

When the power went out, he cursed and fussed and left the apartment in a fury, heading for a bar where he could sit in cool air, sipping cold drinks. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Laila pictured him as he must have been an hour, or maybe minutes, earlier, rushing from one room to another, slamming doors, furious and incredulous, cursing under his breath. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z

She put her hand to her mouth, probably realizing that maybe nurses shouldn’t curse. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“Well, yes, you know, a fortune-teller. A caster of spells and curses.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

See, there were girls in the neighborhood that you could curse around, act stupid, and all that, and then there were girls that you just didn’t. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

The grandmother screams and curses us, but the nurse continues to jab the cloth at the wound, wiping away the caked brown blood. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

And they heard the sound of Peeves whooshing away and Filch cursing in rage. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He continued to push his foot deep into the grass, cursing his wife as she went on her way, the basket swaying from side to side on her head. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z

Asha cursed beneath her breath, wondering if it had been a mistake to leave the castle. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He stalked out the room, cursing and swearing. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

And if there was very much anger in him he cursed my mother because she was the daughter of farmers, and it was she who kept him shackled to one piece of land. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mom, who swore like a prison guard, never cursed around Gran and Gramps. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

Everyone cursed and prayed and shouted as our legs became wet and cold. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

I waited, cursing under my breath till they fixed it — they ground my corn, and took their cut. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village 2007-07-24T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was the kind of grandma who cursed and went out dancing, who had a devious spark in her eyes that would rival Gramps's. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Miles was the only person she’d take orders from without cursing under her breath or glaring. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

For a while he was as still as if his own curse had struck him down; then suddenly he wept. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

I cursed the carpenter who had built this tomb. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

I do not know what to say to that, with Valerian’s curse fresh in my mind. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

I’ve heard my cousins say this, but it’s the first time that I’ve tried to wrap this curse around my tongue and I say it all wrong. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Once upon a time there was a couple with many cattle, but only one son. Their neighbors became jealous, so they hired a witch to put a curse on them.” A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

He lost his daughter, he came into the woods, he made some cursed dancing shoes. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z

It was not a curse to fully inhabit your body. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

I hear Apa cursing loudly as he steps into the living room. A Step from Heaven 2001-04-30T00:00:00Z

Jordan slammed open the front door, cursing the heat and cursing his job. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dad said he used to curse a lot and talk about the war. The Crossover 2014-03-18T00:00:00Z

He scrambled up and saw the snake outlined against the landing light: It struck, and Hermione dived aside with a shriek; her deflected curse hit the curtained window, which shattered. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

I opened my mouth to howl, to cry, to curse him. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Some threw stones and cursed him, and spat toward him and his mother. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Edwards had cursed Nigel, then come into the cookhouse to bother me. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

When they finally did, the man resisted, believing the hill to be cursed, so many churches having burned there in the past. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z

Tyrion ignored the muttered curses as best he could A fish cmv sailing out of die crowd, slimy and rotten. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“I heard Gebu’s voice first. He spoke very low, but it made a chill go up my spine, the way he spoke. He said, ‘A curse on the Festival!’ The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

She cursed, apologized for cursing, and ran off. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z

“The curse inscribed on a statue of a High Priest of Amun says any transgressor will ‘die from hunger and thirst.’” Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z

As I headed for the tiring-room, I cursed myself for having hesitated and lost my best chance to hand the book of the play over to Falconer. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

I did not see, for which I now sometimes curse myself. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Harry forgot everything else: He sprinted out from under the Cloak, running bent double to avoid the curses illuminating the whole hall. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

If we work too slowly—or drop a tile by accident—Half curses us and makes us pay for the broken one. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

He said the word as though it were a curse. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

All she knew were a few words, including some curses. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Oh, a wife may revile such a man with every silent curse she knows. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

But this time their label fit, I was dependent, and soon was brought to curse the purpose that brought me here to eat another man’s bread. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z

And then they were calling at each other, then yelling, then cursing. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Mark of Athena...She resisted the urge to check her pocket, but she could feel the silver coin growing wanner—the cursed gift from her mother. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But that’s nothing more than cursing ourselves and all that made us. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

She hadn’t known about Hades’s curse preventing the spirit of Delphi from taking another host. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“Well,” the man said, “about a month ago, our mare ran away, and I cursed our bad luck until Old Sai said, ‘You don’t know. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The owner—a fat man in a Mets cap—shrieked, stooped partway to the floor in consternation, then sprang up, cursing, as if to grab the retreating Henry by the collar. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

And if you do not get busy, I will put an equally devastating curse on you.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Someone had uncovered the story of Clara’s childhood muteness and the curse of Father Restrepo— that saintly man who the Church was hoping would become the first in the country to attain beatitude. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wouldn’t escape the curse by marrying Char. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The whole tavern was a mess of blood and curses, broken chairs and fists and faces. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Knowing can be a curse on a person’s life. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And the first time I saw you, I knew that her curse would hold. But I do not think she knew that her daughter would be the girl caught in her spell.” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

It included mood swings, a fondness for violent TV or video games, cursing, depression, antisocial behavior and attitudes. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was as near as I ever came to hearing my grandfather curse, if you can call it cursing. Where the Red Fern Grows 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it was revealed, Tehlu grabbed the demon and broke it in his hands, cursing its name and sending it back to the outer darkness that is the home of its kind. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Celaena cursed herself for it, but hastily attached the chain around her neck. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

Clearly not getting the reaction he wanted, this kid started cursing me out. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

Finally she asked, “Is it such a bad curse?” Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

The knight appeared a moment later, cursing and staggering, clad in breast-plate and plumed helm and nothing else. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They could hear him snuffling, and now and again there was a harsh hiss of breath that sounded like a curse. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

As I get closer to Madoc’s, I remember my cloak, still bunched up and hidden in a woodpile outside Hollow Hall, and curse myself all over again. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Every time an experiment failed, Stanley could hear him cursing his dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-grandfather. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

She cursed the stone and whoever kept it.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“I’m going to call a special Girl Scout meeting tonight so we can spread the word about the curse so people aren’t scared to death.” Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

He said every kind of bad word imaginable about officers, gentlemen, the war, the British, and the Congress, and he cursed himself for leaving his wife and farm in Maryland. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

This girl shivers and crawls under the covers with all her clothes on and falls into an overdue library book, a faerie story with rats and marrow and burning curses. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

And Wang Lung perceived by the quality of the curse that it was the Old Lord himself, because he cursed as one accustomed to servants and slaves. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

The man cursed and dodged aside, and Lyra darted past him toward the open spaces of the wharf. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z

The driver cursed and complained but Paul murmured reassuring words to him in French, as I couldn’t be stopped now. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z

You curse and scream, and say the most horrible things. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

“For that I curse you! I will see you dead! And you, Narciso, I swear to kill you!” Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Next thing I know, my voice comes through the TV, with bleeps where the curse words should be. On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

One woman with a snake tail cursed loudly as she wrestled with her cart. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

With one last mighty effort, Tyson pushed the cursing older Cyclops away, and we ran for the surf. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

In their company I attended grainy black-and-white movies in which ponderous, turtlenecked men slogged the stony beaches, cursing the gulls for their ability to fly. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

Mr. Armin shouted, and I shrank back, believing we were being cursed in some foreign tongue. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

It is a vicious thing, and a cursed thing, surely to be cast away by gods and men alike. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z

Just the basic standards of not sounding like a braying donkey and not smelling like a pair of cursed sneakers ruled out half the guys in her class. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

I cursed the luck that had timed my arrival in the hotel cafeteria to coincide with Hilda's. The Bell Jar 1963-01-14T00:00:00Z

Then he lifted his hand to his neck and began to curse, and sat there, cursing in a harsh whisper. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Mother ordered me not to tell about the curse. But I wouldn’t anyway.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Like a drunk who is too impaired to realize that he is too impaired to drive, we do not notice the curse because the curse prevents us from noticing it. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

They look into their mirrors, making sad faces—“I look like Haggis McBaggis! It’s the curse!” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

You have to admit: That’s small enough to believe your family line is cursed. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

Khrazz cursed and turned a high cut into a low one, slipping past the old knight’s blade for once, only to have his blow scrape uselessly off a white steel greave. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“D’you reckon he’s been in here and had his tongue tied by Moody’s curse?” asked Ron. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

Even when she was angry I could detect some hesitation, a stutter before the curse. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“In any case, nothing can harm this ship. Not even the curse of a mummy!” I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z

Spewing a barrage of venomous curses, he took the blanket Garvey had given him and flung it to the ground. Touching Spirit Bear 2001-01-09T00:00:00Z

As soon as she saw him she began to curse him. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z

“My apologies,” Dobrynya called, loud enough to drown out Sigurd’s curses. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z

“A man of science, and yet you believe the myths. You believe in the might of reason, but you also believe in fairy tales. Goddesses and curses.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Gabriel cursed as he hacked at the weeds. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

Cordelia, her voice lowered, her eyes big, passes on the truth: the curse is when blood comes out between your legs. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

I felt cursed like the biblical king Nebuchadnezzar, stripped of power and pride, and driven into the wilderness to live like an animal. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

The navy coxswain was still exerting himself, cursing and ramming the throttle back and forth, to free the landing craft from the reef. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

But in the case of the cursing parrot that first long rainy day, Methuselah could not be made to copy the Bible. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Let me out, curse you! I am your greatest warrion Take my burden so I may fight!” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The harpies cursed at us, wailing for their snacks to come bade, but the hippocampi raced over the water at die speed of Jet Skis. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Aru had been sent home with a note from the principal: Please tell your daughter to refrain from cursing her classmates. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Annabeth was afraid her mother might suddenly appear and curse her with some terrible affliction. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The music is very funky, not like the straight-up gangsta rap music I usually hear in the neighborhood, although there is a lot of cursing. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A better way to exorcise the curse of knowledge is to be aware of specific pitfalls that it sets in your path. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

“Slavery is a curse, though, that much is true.” The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

“They were the first six people to refuse Tehlu’s choice of the path, and he cursed them to wander the corners—” “Are you telling this story, Jacob Walker?” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“I mean—suppose you made a little mistake—or didn’t understand something right away. If you wasted my time cursing and yelling ‘I can’t get that! Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

Arrows whistled under Leo’s feet, which led to more screaming and cursing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I shove forward and I curse him, but he says you cannot be here, he says it in English, his voice polite but firm. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

He lays her down on a cot, and then curses himself for not having pulled its blanket back first. Jazz 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

I said “Good evening,” but the old man just went on cursing. The Stranger 1989-03-13T00:00:00Z

A boy with curly black hair was cursing as he pounded the engine with a wrench. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Then the ironic voice, terrified, it seemed, of no depth, no darkness, demanded of John, scornfully, if he believed that he was cursed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

With more muttered curses, he pulled out the second vessel and threw a final handful of straw on the ground. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

But is it not also thus: the living man, black and desperate to run, cursed by his connection to the white, devouring ghost? The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

“If you don’t take your curse off me, witch, I will kill them both right now,” the man said. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z

Leo was holding on to the eagle’s feet, and even from the ship, Annabeth could hear him screaming and cursing. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

I also described my future without the curse. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Reed peered into the second mate’s puckered face and cursed. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Tyler is one of those kids cursed with an acute awareness of his parents’ circumstances and struggles. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

So sir we see the last of this dog Dunmore, blacker than hell, whose crimes shall be recalled in all ages and he be called cursed by all men. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Just as I had found the pair that was mine, I heard a man's voice, shouting and crying curses from the back of the house. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

The driver cursed and limped the Greyhound over to the side of the highway. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

I cursed the laziness of the servants that they should lie abed at such an hour—for it was now ten o’clock—and so rang and knocked again, but more impatiently, but still without response. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

For all her late nights cursing their names, Zahra is family. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

The man knocked my hands from his face and moved back from me—and I cursed myself for my utter stupidity. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Sitting a few rows back from the microphone, she listened to C.P. curse her and her people. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

She told whether they had gotten a fright from a snake or whether a witch had put a curse on them or whatever. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he adds the string of curse words he likes to attach to it. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

I keep my arms crossed as my breaths get shorter, my heart races, and I feel like running back in there to curse that woman out one last time. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

The men cursed, and shook their fingers at the television and pounded the radio, until Aunt Zo unplugged them. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

“Now God be thanked that all has not been in vain! See! the snow is not more stainless than her forehead! The curse has passed away!” Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Mom left the door of George’s room ajar and cursed her way downstairs to the kitchen. George 2015-08-25T00:00:00Z

A cursed lamp is a much more interesting topic than, say, a visit to the dentist. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The keeper of the Big-Head Mask was shot by the police—curse them!” replied the Warthog. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

While Lupita prayed, Salvador cursed and shook his fist at the disappearing cars. Lupita Mañana 1981-03-21T00:00:00Z

Then he grabbed his head, pushing at his ears, and cursed. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

“No, a curse didn’t keep me away. I wanted to come back. I died!” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

But when Jade Dragon saw what her children had done, she cursed herself for her pride. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon 2009-07-01T00:00:00Z

This vignette shows that even belonging to the same professional club as a writer is no protection against her curse of knowledge. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

I bite my lip, tugging self-consciously at my dress and cursing my decision to wear this thing. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

It was not normal fire; Crabbe had used a curse of which Harry had no knowledge: As they turned a corner the flames chased them as though they were alive, sentient, intent upon killing them. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

The demon had propped himself on a barrel and was leaning against the mast, his bad leg elevated on a coil of rope, that cursed walking stick resting on his lap. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I cursed and Emma screamed and threw herself against the rail, clawing at the air as the cage fell toward the sea. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

“Too much poison. Too many curses piled up.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

For one wild moment, Harry thought Snape was about to pull out his wand and curse him — then he saw that Snape had drawn out a small crystal bottle of a completely clear potion. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Remove that protective hedge,” the devil told God, “and I will make Job curse you to your face. ’ The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I can’t abide fog,’ said Sam; ‘but this seems to be a lucky one. Now perhaps we can get away without those cursed goblins seeing us.’ The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

One by one they flapped their wings and took flight, soaring above us, cursing our names and threatening to take their revenge. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

In the beginning I knew no Kikongo beyond the practical words she taught me, so I was spared knowing how she cursed our mortal souls as evenhandedly as she nourished our bodies. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After I told my mom, she stopped herself from cursing out loud, and said she didn’t want me going to that racist family’s house anyway. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

And the cursing: in New York City, summer is the season of bad language. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her legs wobbled so badly, Percy cursed himself for not calling a rest earlier. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I am not a man who approves of oaths or curses, but that day I violated my own principle. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

I lay panting like a wounded duck, quietly cursing as I inched the jack forward under an axle that I had to find by feel, since it was under water. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as we arrived at the apartment on 123rd Street, the man cursed Frank a lot, which angered me. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z

“But it was probably Miss Sadie’s curse that doomed the quilt in the first place, don’t you think, Abilene?” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Maybe she’d turned bitter and cursed Percy’s girlfriend out of despair. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He laughed through the hole in his face where his nose had been, and Biter started laughing too, until Murch cursed them and told diem to shut up. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

The crowd had recovered its voice and was screaming vile curses. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Old man O’Brien. Last week he cursed me out of his yard, the dirty Irish....” A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

“No,” Kaori snapped, as if Gen had just cursed both their parents. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

As wide-eyed sturgeon stared from glass cases, I led us into the shop, around the counter where Dylan spent his days mumbling curses and scaling fish, through a rust-pocked door. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

And, as God is good and holy, I promise you, in such a cursed place as this, only the dead shall know. Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002-06-01T00:00:00Z

The youth cursed under his breath and flung his pole down onto the deck. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

In less than a minute they’re all lying on the floor, curled up, groaning and cursing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

I couldn't see what was chasing him, but I could hear it muttering and cursing. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Back before the curse had come, an earlier, happier part of life. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z

He was scathingly critical of the small hole that had been gouged into the side of the ditch, roundly cursing any creature who dared to complain of difficult obstacles. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She hoped she hadn’t accidentally cursed Jason’s sword by summoning it, the way she cursed jewels and precious metals. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

A tall figure loomed up and stumbled over him, cursing the tree-roots. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

None of us said anything because we all wanted to curse or punch a wall too. Harbor Me 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z

“If you have any last words, now is the time to speak them,” he said, expecting one last curse. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Because the curse of Granny’s father is not a tooth curse. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Ignatius invoked an elaborate Elizabethan curse upon Mvma and, rolling over, frantically abused the glove once more. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

When pushed to his limit, this is a man who shouts, "Fudge," a man who curses drivers with a shake of his fist and a hearty "G.D. you!" Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z

“Think yourself lucky,” said Bigwig, bleeding and cursing, “that I don’t kill you.” Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Alec had been restrained the same way; Mark could hear him cursing through his choking sounds. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Twenty minutes later, he came downstairs, laboriously and with a great deal of soft cursing. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z

Then the vendors had to dodge nimbly to avoid being trampled under the heavy hooves, while the demon drivers shouted largely unintelligible curses at them. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The guards yelled and cursed, and there was some kind of scuffle. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

Hazel remembered what Pluto told her long ago: A descendant of Neptune will wash away your curse and give you peace. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

As he cursed his father, as he loved Elisha, he had, even then, been weeping; he had already passed his moment, was already under the power, had been struck, and was going down. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

It’s like he's about to curse me and all my future lives if I dare to make another peep. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z

The owner shouted back, “Left!” followed by a string of curses. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z

It is a portrait’s curse and blessing to . . . hear things. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

First they plunge around in the dark, shuffling and cursing, grabbing up leaves and sticks, lurching, stumbling all over the place because of the liquor they have been drinking, Their breath. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

He cursed and said, ‘We were married exactly one week, Cleo, when you called me his name! I won’t ever forget that.’ Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z

When he woke up, Mr. Potter noticed the remote’s disappearance and wasted hours searching for it, cursing up a storm the whole time. The Old Willis Place 2004-09-20T00:00:00Z

Most of all, though, he cursed the skunks under his floorboards whose perpetual low-key stink was driving him insane—his eyes continually watered, his nostrils had become raw and almost bloody. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They don’t use computers or watch cable TV, and they never curse and have this thing about them that makes you want to be polite. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

When he saw the broken flagon, he uttered a blistering curse and demanded to know what had happened here. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Hermes said you bear the curse of Achilles. Hestia said the same thing. Did you ... did you bathe in the River Styx?” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

A car honks behind me, making me jump, and I curse out the driver in my head. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“That lamp was totally cursed. I just got back from fighting an ancient demon in the lobby.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

For a quarter hour I sat on my bed, enjoying the quiet and trying fruitlessly to think of new ways to break the curse. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

In the clearing beyond stands our latrine, unashamed, despite the vile curses rained upon it daily by Rachel. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

"Who the—" She swallows the curse on the other side of her sentence. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z

Switching direction, he made for the next set of stairs, silently cursing the badger. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

She didn’t have a number for the Homeland Security man who had called; she cursed herself for not asking for a way to contact him. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

An angel had put a curse on her: “Dance in your red shoes till your skin shrivels up and you are a skeleton!” Lucky Broken Girl 2017-04-11T00:00:00Z

“My clients want to hang me as a witch! And Hazel—her curse is getting worse. Your protection is killing us.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Friends of my mother s said that her baby had been cursed. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

I stared at the image a few more seconds, just long enough to curse myself for not making the connection on my own, months ago. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Pointing it to the sky and making shooting gestures, he spat and cursed at the MiG. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

They said everything quietly, even though everyone else on the bus roared, even though you'd have to shout into a megaphone to be heard over all the cursing and idiocy. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

She knew many curses, and was better at causing sickness, perhaps, than at curing it. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

“It happens every year with that cursed fiesta. All those people drinking and picking fights. They should outlaw it... But Chacho—” He stopped and looked at the boys closely. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

I caught a disapproving look from Zach on the other side of the window, and silently cursed myself for making a mistake Lena never would have made. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z

My Sunday school teacher said we had been cursed by one of Noah’s sons. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

Jacqui curses each time she reflexively uses her hands to brace herself. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It comes from peig, a crawling, wicked Indo-European word meaning evil and hostile, the sure makings of a curse. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Cups and platters flew, sausages scattered everywhere, and a dozen Manderly men came cursing to their feet. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

We fought four hard rounds, stabbing, slugging, grunting, spitting, cursing, crying, bleeding. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

She took my temperature repeatedly and cursed the world when my fever remained high. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Back then she had wondered if Percy was the answer to her problems —the descendant of Neptune that Pluto had promised would take away her curse someday. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Yossarian cursed him silently and made up his mind to ignore him. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

Especially when she talked about the cursed lamp. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Ron had spent all evening giving him advice such as “If he tries to curse you, you’d better dodge it, because I can’t remember how to block them.” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

Rorge, the noseless one, flung his drinking cup at her with a curse. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

One of the sitting men cursed pugnaciously and hurled a wine bottle down at Yossarian when he turned to look up. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He levels the pistol, curses, and pulls the trigger. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z

Here’s the thing: My mother almost never curses. All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

I silently curse everyone for these things, knowing deep down I should be cursing myself, because none of it would have happened if I had broken my promise to Hal, and told on him. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

He was, she thought, like a cursed temple, still beautiful to look at—the shell of something sacred—but benighted within, and none but ghosts could ever cross the threshold. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

The girl threw down her trowel and cursed at the sky. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“It’s a euphemism for the curse Noah put upon Canaan, Ham’s son. It’s the reason the Negro was enslaved,” she says. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

“The thief and robber of an agent—and may his mother and his mother’s mother be cursed for him—took all that I had. No debts can be paid.” The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

He turned away and barked curses in Siaru at a man loading a wagon with bolts of cloth. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

“The curse didn’t even make it into the castle. Not what you’d call foolproof.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

I heard Golan scream a spectacular array of curses, and then something clattered down the stairs, landing nearby. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

I cursed him all the way to the personnel office. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

So I curse the perfect beach, and the cool, quenching drink that I can feel in my hand, but can never, ever raise to my lips. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z

Her mother, in rotting rags and filling the room with the stink of the grave, stood over her to curse the daughter who had denied her on her deathbed. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

The birthmark is cursing and he raises his arm to strike but I’ve got my knife out in front of me. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then I hear J.T. cursing again, and this time it’s cursing and almost the same growling noise he was making before. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Each time a demon disintegrated, Percy felt a heavier sense of dread as another curse settled on him. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

“You can run, my child,” she cried, “but my curse will find you wherever you go!” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“Hugo” would be a cursed name for most kids but on Hugo it’s a halo. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

The teamster cursed at them and drove them off with a crack of his whip. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

They wrestled for the hose, spraying one another, shooting the water over onto the dock, laughing and cursing each other. Homecoming 1981-01-01T00:00:00Z

Before the mother went back into the classroom, she stood there and cursed for a while, muttering that those spirits that had sent the child to break her few plates would not succeed. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

“Stupid girl! You have to be more careful,” I curse under my breath. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

In the end, though, cursing his old bones and grunting like a hungry pig, he succeeded, the backhoe lurched forward, and as it did Amarante’s floppy hat jolted off his head. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

His shrieks mingled in the morning air with the laughter of camp followers and the curses of those who’d wagered good coin that the slinger would miss. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

No cursing in a house, even if the owner is not present, and—perhaps to keep us in practice—no obscenities even in the office. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

If I had believed in God I could have cursed him and died. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He wasn’t powerful enough to take his revenge on Zeus, so he cursed the Oracle, dooming a young girl to a horrible fate. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I know when and where the curse was laid,” Ultima continued. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They would not give him any; if he had the energy, he would invoke all the curses he knew on them. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

In his heart he cursed the crazy girl. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

His frantic cries brought Wild out of his tent with a rifle, and Wild immediately dropped to one knee, raised the weapon, and began firing—and cursing furiously at Orde-Lees. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

There were the sounds of a fight: grunting, shuffling, cursing, the banging of elbows and knees on wood, the smack of flesh on flesh. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

They started swimming like maniacs toward the bumpers of the bridge, cursing the whole way. Flush 2005-09-13T00:00:00Z

Nobody’s rude—there are no curses or catcalls or anything. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“I would ask them to just fire me if they didn’t like my work, but just don’t curse me.” The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

They fold their wild, crazy selves into tiny squares at school—no fighting, no cursing, just royal. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Waiting and hoping, on the one hand, or raging and cursing, on the other, seemed to be the two favored approaches. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

The cursed blade was the knife he’d given Annabeth long ago—cursed because Luke had broken his promise and betrayed his friends. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

The measure had restored a degree of peace to King's Landing and quartered the number of corpses found in the alleys of a morning, yet Varys said the people cursed him for it. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

I heard a few curses from the Ares cabin, but Clarisse just rolled her eyes, like she couldn’t believe I’d had the nerve to survive. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

He cursed the betraying lust that lived in him, and he cursed it again in others. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Hattie dismissed me eventually, and I spent the hours till dawn imagining my release from the curse and thinking about my reunion with Char. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

As he drove along the sea-road away from the home he was leaving forever, his father’s curse was fulfilled. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

I cursed myself for only using three words. The Lions of Little Rock 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A little boy is crying as a man curses about another train delay. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

The chessmen were more powerful than Old Li’s magic herbs that cured ancestral curses. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Wyl cursed as they pulled him off his dying horse, swords slashing in the rain. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Why did you bring the cursed thing home? An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The beggar turned and slouched past whimpering: ‘Poor old Gríma! Poor old Gríma! Always beaten and cursed. How I hate him! I wish I could leave him!’ The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z

But in this moment, it seemed to Mary Lou that the curse was in allowing yourself to be shamed. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Perch didn’t stop cursing me as he walked to his cell, but he didn’t swing at me, either. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

My wounded hand flies to cover my mouth in horror at the curse, as though to stop a scream, but I don’t scream. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Sammy cursed for a while, or left the house, or threw himself into the fray. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was a tumult of many voices far away, cursing and wailing in the darkness, and then silence. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

"This place is cursed," the man with the crossbow said. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

Nor did he let go, no matter how hard she struggled and cursed. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

He had had much more difficulty with the curse than Harry, though Moody assured him the effects would wear off by lunchtime. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I cursed the fact that my expertise would not be put to use in creating a freedom army. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

And he cursed a round curse, so that Wang Lung would not ask anything of him further. The Good Earth 1931-03-02T00:00:00Z

To seal the crime, frame it with the victim’s curse, close his fate with the magic of naming. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Folks started whispering about Hazel—how she could find cursed jewels just by walking down the street. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

He examined the gash in his armor while I struggled forward, silently cursing him. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

Frank cursed in another language—was that Latin?—and opened the door. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

She was housing a mad sister who cursed the mornings for her children, the one in Vietnam too. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

He refused to swear on it, and flat refused to study the esoteric texts, which he called “the consolation of would-be wizards cursed to live in a world without magic.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

Grandma Knife curses as the tiny ventilation fan in our cell stops puttering. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z

Matt wanted to stop, but Rosa shoved him on, all the while cursing beneath her breath. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

That night no one slept well, everyone cursing someone else. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

Day after day Lem bullied and jeered and cursed the men. Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

‘I know that voice,’ he said, ‘and I curse the day when I first listened to it.’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

At the moment that historic truth seemed like a historic curse. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z

My father agreed, but with a gentle laugh, reminded her that cursing at a young boy wasn’t the most effective way of making a point. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z

In my frustration, I began to curse him in the Tang peoples language, using some of Uncle’s more memorable curses. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other prophets joined in, praying, cursing, prophesying together with a kind of weird music. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

But Nazario didn’t mutter a curse under his breath, he just closed his eyes and sighed. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

“It’s okay. When this is over, we’ll get the curse removed. I bet they’ve got places for that in the Night Bazaar. Or we can ask Boo?” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

How can we lift the curse of knowledge? The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But the prince would never want a cursed girl like her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

Vervain in his time had encountered any number of prisoners who, before they died, had cursed or threatened him, not uncommonly with supernatural vengeance, much as Bigwig had cursed Woundwort in the storm. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

They dragged him, screaming and cursing, from the house. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still cursing, Gully tore off in the opposite direction. The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

“Can we fight about this later? I’m up to my knees in cursed mud!” Witchlings 2022-04-05T00:00:00Z

Let him curse and I remember him falling down the cellar steps, and howling, and I remember, with pain, his tears, which my hand or your grandmother’s so easily wiped away. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“If you’re going to be cursed forever, death’s better, isn’t it?” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

He cursed himself for not having brought an umbrella, for going out in the first place. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

The words left his mouth like a curse. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

Instead of killing the small boy, the curse had rebounded upon Voldemort. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Josephine,” she said, using her old name from the days before she knew of her curse, when she was weightless. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“Did you think that breaking the ring would break the curse?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

As soon as the door closed, Rosa hurled the bucket against the wall and cursed the doctor by all his ancestors. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“And who is the cursed boy she mentioned?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

‘They’ll wait for the Sun, curse them!’ growled one of the guards. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

And since the failure of the witches’ spell to stop his bleeding, he thought they were regarding him with fear, too, as if he was marked by some curse greater than their own powers. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

Anybody who robbed innocent demigods with a giant turtle deserved a few nasty curses. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

Better Joe rose up and, his eyes closed, his arms out, began to cry curses in his own language. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

Someone in our truck was sure the accident had something to do with a curse. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

“You know, I can’t see you very well in this cursed veil. . ..” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

Hamilton cursed and drifted onward until the bowsprit speared a metal barge. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

Thoughts weren’t powerful enough by themselves, and the curse hadn’t worked. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

"We can't argue about it here," Tom said impatiently as a truck gave out a cursing whistle behind us. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z

I decided to ease into things more naturally, to let Caliban curses come where they might fit in without any fuss. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“What the—?”The man gave a startled shout followed by a string of curses. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was sorry that Bone Gap seemed to be cursed somehow, big losses salted with tiny tragedies almost too insulting to bear. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z

When I ended he shook his head in disbelief and muttered a curse in German. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

As she pushed open the door and stumbled into the pitch-dark hall she quietly cursed the man who usually kept an eye on the house and garden whenever she went away. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But she did not speak back when my aunt cursed her. The Joy Luck Club 1989-01-01T00:00:00Z

Many eyes in the room were fastened upon Bigger now, cold grey and blue eyes, eyes whose tense hate was worse than a shout or a curse. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

At one point the man released one hand, cursing—the straw had cut into his palm. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z

He establishes that “pride” was at the root of his downfall, hints at the pathos of what he’s lost, and appears unexpectedly generous to the God he might reasonably be expected to curse. Words Like Loaded Pistols 2011-10-20T00:00:00Z

At first people said, “Thank God, this will dry things out”; and then they began to curse the wind; and finally they tried to get their cars, trucks, and horses unstuck. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jon cut his left leg from under him, and he fell with a curse and a crash. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

As she flew on her cursed dragon, the land rumbled and split. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Get it over with, and then a furious desire not to die seized him and he struggled, hearing the old man wailing and cursing in his cracked voice. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cursed, wishing Zalmay had the same lunch period as him. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z

The other bandits curse the men on the ground, then curse their mothers and threaten to castrate them. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

She remembers the voices of their neighbors in Paris when she lost her eyesight: Like they’re cursed. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

One more of their number cursed at me. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I remember the story now. Nemesis was the goddess who cursed you, because you broke so many hearts. Your punishment was to fall in love with your own reflection.” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

If only Mother hadn’t forbidden me to tell about the curse. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

He got to his feet and walked over to me, deliberately stopping four or five feet away, like the pin had some kind of voodoo curse on it. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

After punishing me for using my fist, Mother issued one of her infrequent commands: never to tell anyone about my curse. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The injustice of it made him want to curse Snape into a thousand slimy pieces. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

I wiped my hands on my apron and cursed my stupidity. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z

When I am working here, I think of Señor Santos, who probably never used a curse word, not even exclaimed “¡Ay Chihuahua!” Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z

This, and not that other, his deadly sin, having looked on his father’s nakedness and mocked and cursed him in his heart? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

First I paced around the backyard, cursing myself for being such a scared little boy. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

With that he slunk off, cursing all mice. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

He was getting frustrated and kind of cursing under his breath. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

He fired again, but the shot missed widely, and I thought I heard him curse. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

Polyphemus cursed you when you tricked him with your invisibility in the Sea of Monsters. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

And sure enough she cursed the year, the family, the village, and herself. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

I wonder if she is still arguing with those uniformed people and if she has thrown those important documents in their faces and cursed their children’s children. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

We would angrily bring them out again in the yard, cursing whoever had taken them inside. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z

While I opened the bottles and sniffed them, she’d try to run her long metal comb through my hair, cursing out of the corner of her mouth because it was so tangled. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

I walk away, leaving the drunk man yelling and cursing. Piecing Me Together 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

“Ha! But you’re hoping the right vial could solve your problem with the burned stick, eh? Maybe break your curse?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

I listened to details of their fights—the punching, the kicking, and the cursing—-the way my father listened to radio broadcasts of boxing matches of the American heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, his biggest hero. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

"Latin," he says, and it sounds like a curse this time, and he hands this book to the innkeeper, too. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

And if I didn’t know what a curse word meant, all I had to do was ask her and she would explain it to me—in detail. Auggie & Me 2015-07-20T00:00:00Z

Elsewhere, two ragged boys no older than Bran were dueling with sticks, to the loud encouragement of some and the furious curses of others. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

A man cursed, and another man yelled something back. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

Park waited for him to get up, but Richie just lay there, spitting curses and rubbing salt and gravel into his eyes. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z

A score of captives still waited, though whether to pledge fealty or shout curses, who could say? A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

No man is as cursed as the kinslayer, he mused, but I could learn to like this hell. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“Beauty’s a curse when one lives among men. You might have thanked me for it.” An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

The curse of knowledge is far more than a curiosity in economic theory. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

John curses at him to leave us alone, going to the table to pour himself another full glass of whiskey. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

After a few loud minutes of people cursing, car motors grinding and backfiring, everyone had gone. Lawn Boy Returns 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

Slowly still, she walked out the front door—there was no back door—and as soon as she did, Milkman could hear Reba’s screams and the man’s curses. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

“He murdered thirteen people?” said Harry, handing the page back to Stan, “with one curse?” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

I snarled the names as though they were curses. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z

Sarah Winchester was famously convinced that spirits cursed her family and that if she kept building staircases that led to nothing, the confused ghosts wouldn't kill her. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

Besides, the boy’s folks said it was an awful war, cursed it, spat on it when they could. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z

But maybe curses weren’t all that terrible, because he’d saved their lives not only once, but twice. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Alec was cursing and grunting, and at one point Mark started to slip off the edge and the old man pulled him back up, only to resume his cursing. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A teamster cursed as the Poor Fellows ordered his wagon out of the way. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I had been a begging puppy and a delighted slave, yet I hadn’t felt cursed since I met Lucinda. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

Even Tali tripped once, cursing under his breath. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

But I didn’t answer her immediately and she cursed “Goddamnit!” under her breath and ran out the back door toward the apartment. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

Still, I finished the project without incident and was just preparing to test the emitters when I heard Kilvin in the hallway, cursing in Siaru. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Izzy came next, holding tight to Tee’s hand and cursing out someone behind them. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

“That there army from cursed town,” he says, still driving along like we’re talking about vegetables. The Knife of Never Letting Go 2008-05-05T00:00:00Z

Then he asked his way civilly enough, and I told him where the gate of the empty house was; he went away, followed by threats and curses and revilings from our man. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z

Long out of practice, the rowers fumbled and cursed as they tried to find a rhythm. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

If you’re not part of the prayer, the demon might leave our house and go to your house and curse you. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

The curse must have known I was trying to obey, because my complaints hadn’t started; I wasn’t dizzy or faint or in pain, but I was weeping. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I remembered the words of the prophecy: The Titan’s curse must one withstand. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

And I rattled off every curse word I knew and threatened to kill the guy like a hundred times. We Were Here 2009-10-05T00:00:00Z

They cursed and pounded at each other, and this time there was no one to stop them. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

It clipped a wine steward on the serving hand, so that his pitcher dropped with a loud clang while he fell backward, cursing, in the dust. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a child's vow from fairy tales, where breaking it was a curse, and it was more powerful to Lazlo than any vow on god or monarch would have been. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She didn’t want people to think she was cursed. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The old man's words were like a curse. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Deborah, black, her body as shapeless and hard as iron, looked on with veiled, triumphant eyes, cursing the Florence who had mocked her in her pain and barrenness. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Root cursed himself for not thinking of it. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Though he had not attempted escape, nor offered violence to his captors, he would ignore their commands oft as not or reply with muttered curses. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

He cursed Milo and held two aspirin tablets out to Snowden. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He said he would politely ask any for whom he worked never to curse him. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her foot slipped on a slick rung, and Celaena barely stifled her cry as she gripped the bars, cursing as her knee banged into the gate. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

I felt a slight prickle of rain against my face and muttered a curse, flipping the hood of my cloak up. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Uncle Jet cursed, grabbed the door, and slowly closed it as if he didn’t want the hinges to creak. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z

When, having bought what he wanted and counted his change, the customer turned to leave and Richard said: “Thank you,” it sounded so much like a curse that people sometimes turned in surprise to stare. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“He is under a curse,” Murre said, gazing somewhat fearfully after him. A Wizard of Earthsea 1968-11-01T00:00:00Z

As soon as she got to the stairs, Gilly began to run and, cursing creatively, ran all the way home. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“You can’t trust him. He is old beyond counting, and crafty. He is bitter from the guilt of murder and is cursed by the gods.” The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Was she back already from fighting the curse? Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

It was his boast, his curse, his refrain. The Haunting of Hill House 1959-10-01T00:00:00Z

C.P. would curse and lay down his tools, and attempt to wipe off his hands on the filthy rag he stuffed in his back pocket. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

Roy broke into a brisk jog with Dana no more than twenty yards behind him, cursing and spluttering vile names. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

Plumpen cursed the fate that had put him and his family in the hands of the rats. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I closed my eyes and fought down the urge to throw things around the room and curse them in eight languages. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

Silently, she cursed herself for entering the pageant in the first place. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

John Adams recalled that Washington's house in Philadelphia was “surrounded by an innumerable multitude, from day to day buzzing, demanding war against England, cursing Washington, and crying success to the French patriots and virtuous Republicans.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

It is, as I said, a terrible curse. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

There was a set of locked double doors, which Annabeth managed to pry open with her knife and a fair amount of cursing in Ancient Greek. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

One of the queen’s men laughed, one spat, one muttered a curse, and the rest all tried to talk at once. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

“What’s the idea now?” she heard him say with a curse. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“I don’t want to go. I don’t know how to do that. There are no such things as curses. They’ll think I’m crazy.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We’ve checked for most of the usual curses, but Professor Flitwick believes the broom might be carrying a Hurling Hex. I shall tell you once we’ve finished checking it. Now, please stop badgering me.” Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

Your beloved has unleashed a special curse—a bitter thought from someone you abandoned. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

At the front there is no quietness and the curse of the front reaches so far that we never pass beyond it. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

We started away as the screams of sirens sounded, Clifton cursing quietly to himself. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

Tyrion cursed and made for the steps with a rolling waddle. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

But my stubborn curls kept going up instead of down, and I was cursing the good Lord above for giving me hair that would’ve been better suited to sheep. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z

I cursed myself for losing control and creating a scene, and I tried not to look at the boy as I paid my check and walked out without touching my food. Flowers for Algernon 1959-05-01T00:00:00Z

Whenever he got moody, Nico had that effect on the dead, kind of like Hazel’s curse. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Hero ... cursed blade ...” When my vision came back into focus, I saw Kronos grasping his sword. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

A curse had been placed on one of the families of the Agua Negra, and because the man knew my father and about Ultima’s powers he came seeking help. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

After school, I’d go out to the woodpile next to the basement and practice karate chops and droplocks on the kindling while laying down some pretty wicked curse words. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z

He had ten stone blocks on the stone-boat, all he could manage, and he was hauling and heaving the stone-boat and cursing the stones, but with each heave he got closer to the wall. Norse Mythology 2017-02-07T00:00:00Z

And, with one savage, angry blow, which held in it a curse for every hour of every day of his life that he’d spent chopping wood, he busted the log neatly, downright exquisitely, in two. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

So before shoving off, cursing softly under his breath, he canvassed the area, collecting the garbage, which he crushed and buried in his pack. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

We can curse you to wither away for want of a song you’ll never hear again or a kind word from my lips. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

There are, he assures her, no such things as curses. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

As he left, he cursed and threw items from his desk. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I woke up screaming and was unceremoniously ejected from the library, cursing Dr. Golan and his stupid theories all the while. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z

Her refusal wrought me up to a high pitch of nervousness and I cursed myself for being made to live a different and crazy life. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

When it looked as if no one was, and when the people were drifting outside to watch Saul scuffling and cursing at the men pulling him away, he slumped a little and wiped his face. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z

Long ago, Lourdes had prepared a curse for him but today her tongue is flat and dry, an acre of desert. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Oh, we managed to live with this curse. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“The curse was lifted when the priest blessed the house with holy water—” she did not finish. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nox cursed colorfully and shoved his remaining glasses into the line, many of the competitors doing the same. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

John doesn’t really curse that much, and I don’t think he needs his system. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

He used many bad words to curse his rotten luck. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Of course not. He would be afraid of cursing himself.” The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

They’ve already suffered enough for the transgressions of their cursed father, Ham. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cursed in Ancient Greek and squinted as if he couldn’t see his work, even though it was a sunny day. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Dad walked away cursing, exasperated, but probably thinking that Shawn would get tired and go back to being foreman before supper. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

Weylin cursed her for a fool and told her to get out of his sight. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Pressing his cheek against the radio set, grimacing in anger at the static that always intercepted the words, Father cursed, saying that we were living in the middle of a daily war. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

“I took it to the teachers’ room at noon and cursed creatively for twenty minutes. The Great Gilly Hopkins 1978-03-28T00:00:00Z

“Trust me, boy! I have sympathy for you, carrying the curse of that Argonaut.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The passage can be cryptic, abstruse, arcane; these are symptoms of the curse of knowledge. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Mrs. Larkin was so distressed by the woman’s curse that by New Year’s Eve she had dark circles under her eyes and was of an overall irritable disposition. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Not that she dissects and ponders the dusty mechanical bits of her miserable life’s curse. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

She read through every page of every book her gran owned, but none of them contained advice on how to reverse a witch’s curse. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“You said something about a curse,” he prompted. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

His mother would rush and grab him and, with a foreign curse and a shaken fist at the frosted door, hurry him out of the torture chamber. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

They cursed each other in an amazingly offhand manner and nobody seemed to mind. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

The other boats she’d seen were making ground in the same cove, being pulled ashore by more grunting and cursing men. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

Amari did not know the language of her captors, but she could tell they cursed as nets were cast overboard for the escaped slaves. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The engine stopped, and Prosper heard someone cursing under his breath. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z

Once Lucinda knew how it was to be obedient, she wouldn’t be able to leave me cursed. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

The sick man jumped up with a mighty curse and several ugly statements about my character. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

Some people passed by and patted Moss on the back, while others cursed the very existence of the school. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

Just as Sarah started shouting curse bombs to get his attention, my mother came home. Liar, Liar 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z

“They punished you with a curse?” asked Mini. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Kabuo struck the steering wheel with the side of his fist and cursed the injustice of the world. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Her friends laughed and echoed her, cursing at Kathy in half a dozen different ways. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

He huffed and puffed all over the court, ran around his backhand, double-faulted God knows how many times, cursed himself for missing easy shots. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was therefore a shocking disappointment to me when, one Sunday morning, Levi too staggered in drunk and cursing after a Saturday-night binge. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z

After Knighthood changed hands, a rumor began circulating that someone from the horse’s erstwhile rooting section had placed a curse on him. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

I looked down at Riptide, and for the first time, I wondered if it was cursed. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

My mom has eczema, so I know what a curse rough elbows can be. Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z

“This business of turning invisible! Gift? A curse! Look where it leads. Humph!” The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z

He gingerly eased himself up, exhaling a slew of Spanish curses as he got to a full standing position, then swiveled his hips in a creaky circle, stomping forward arthritically. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

I was close enough to hear the man on deck cursing and swearing. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She wished she were anything but a cursed wild girl, a beast. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

She refused all appeals and, like a black-veiled prophetess, declared Denmark cursed. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

One stallion reared, screaming, his rider cursing and hanging on desperately. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Of course, we had a gift prepared for the Evil One—and what a gift!—the cursed gemstone—but it has been lost. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z

My mother, Aphrodite, cursed Psyche for her distrust. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I never have gone back to my homeland because I feel it is cursed. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z

If it’s going to be a revolting curse, I’ll just put a three in front of it—like 3@#$%—and then you’ll know it’s the raunchiest curse you can think of. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

“Holy f —!” she managed before going under again, as if the water sensed that young ladies of such beauty and promise should never curse. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

“I don’t know about cursed,” Fina says, “but my mom says bad things always come in threes.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

“That’s a difficult curse to work at the best of times, but with a broken wand —” Hagrid was bustling around making them tea. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

She heard it as she had never heard it before, and there were other sounds as well, grunts of pain, angry curses, shouts for help, and the moans of wounded and dying men. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

He ducked too late, and curses came from behind the hedge. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z

Death-dealing War was there and mad Discord with snaky, bloodstained hair, and many another curse to mortals. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

The ubiquitous experience shown in this New Yorker cartoon is a familiar example: Anyone who wants to lift the curse of knowledge must first appreciate what a devilish curse it is. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Spluttering and cursing he rose, and without a word or a glance at the hobbits he crawled away on all fours. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Levy Pants was like a congenital defect, an inherited curse. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Underwood inhaled like a whale, drank an enormous slug of cherry wine in her face, swallowed it down, and cursed her all the way to the courthouse square. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z

He listened; there were throbs of motors; shouts rose from the streets; there were screams of women and curses of men. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The man who faced the wall muttered a string of curses that echoed against the stones. Chains 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z

She listened to Taisin’s chattering teeth as she worked the wet laces, wanting to curse at the knots Taisin had tied. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z

She tried to push the curse from her thoughts. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

The rattle of the cart wheels and the woodcutter’s curses roused the inhabitants of the huts, who gradually emerged from their doorways. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

That trail leads straight back to the time before we ever lived, and into that deep well it’s easy to cast curses like stones on our ancestors. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even now they were snarling and whimpering by turns, pulling at their leashes while Chett cursed them for curs. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

His detonator was lifted and remained poised while Donovan watched and cursed and blinked the sweat out of his eye. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

The curse that colored people carry is having no clearly defined heritage to go back to. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

He was studying that big Catholic-looking cross around the neck, and probably thinking over all we’d heard about Brother Fowles going off the deep end, plus every curse word ever uttered by the parrot. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Mr. Gunthrie shot out of his seat, cursing loudly and yelling about snakes and Vietnam. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The knight absorbed the beatings silently; the only sounds were the muttered curses of the slaves who beat him and the dull thuds of their clubs pounding against Ser Jorah’s bruised and battered flesh. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

More cursing, this time directed at the Turks. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe the Sea of Flames never existed at all, maybe curses aren’t real, maybe her father is right: Earth is all magma and continental crust and ocean. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

Strong it might be, but it was a dark place, and cursed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

“She says the curse is lifted,” he said dumbly. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the line halts; I bump my face against the roll of wire carried by the man in front and curse. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

They loosened their stays and sighed the hours away and cursed the heat and their husbands, too, for dragging them to Caldwell County to plant cotton and acres of pecan trees. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z

Grenn and Toad and some of the others were seated at the bench nearest the warmth, laughing and cursing each other in rough voices. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

"Not every Stanley Yelnats has been a failure," Stanley's mother often pointed out, whenever Stanley or his father became so discouraged that they actually started to believe in the curse. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

It has a thick hide that repels most charms and curses, a large, sharp horn upon its nose and a long, rope-like tail. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

They sat through the rest of the night, bailing, rowing, and cursing. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z

Thumps and cursing shift around the room until there’s one big thud. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z

After the curse befell me, I was sent to the county home. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Basic construction: A curse was on the kingdom. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

Those shoes had been cursed to drag their wearer into Tartarus. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I couldn’t explain my servitude without telling about the curse. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

I struggled under the weight and whoever it was rolled off, cursing. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

“Information only. That was the agreement. I don’t want any curses on my head.” Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Harry had escaped from the same attack with nothing more than a scar on his forehead, where Voldemort’s curse, instead of killing him, had rebounded upon its originator. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

He gave a roar of rage, perhaps cursing himself for his own lack of vision. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

“Why,” said Snape, without preamble, “why did you put on that ring? It carries a curse, surely you realized that. Why even touch it?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He didn’t care how many curses he suffered. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

I cursed^ willing the sea to push us faster, but the ship's masts were already going under. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

Even figured out that the only way not to trigger the crown’s death curse was to move when it rested on no one’s head. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

Celaena had once met a young woman from that cursed land, and though she’d turned out to be both cruel and bloodthirsty, she was still just a human. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

We both hear someone stirring—and cursing—inside the apartment. Dragons in a Bag 2018-10-23T00:00:00Z

One afternoon Yolanda broke two of her fancy, painted, expensive nails and cursed out loud for ten minutes. Seedfolks 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

And even Mandy would be surprised by this method of ending the curse. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

James Mortimer also has an ancient scroll which describes the curse of the Baskervilles. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z

My parents always liked it when I cursed in front of them. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

That is the curse of being black and poor, and it is a curse that follows you from generation to generation. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z

That was the curse of dreaming: One woke to pallid reality, with neither wings on one’s shoulders nor goddess in one’s arms. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

She probably knew everything, like who stole from the vending machine or carved curse words into the desks. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

I cursed myself for not having told the whole truth. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

When unsatisfied, she pokes my chest and curses me. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

She cursed her aunt and uncle—what could they have been thinking of to bring the child here? Lyddie 1991-02-01T00:00:00Z

The other boys gathered round the eight who had been named, laughing and cursing and offering congratulations. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the men began to laugh and curse. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

His men spread out, rounding people up with curses, blows, and kicks. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z

“You want to make my curse even worse? Zeus! Hephaestus! Hermes! Have you no shame?” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

People cursed at Frank in about twelve different languages. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She had feuded for years with another picker named Bertha, who finally put a curse on her. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Stanley's mother insists that there never was a curse. Holes 1998-08-20T00:00:00Z

He learned that when he grew tired he made mistakes, and when he made mistakes Pai pounced like the leopard of Upper Egypt, raining curses and blows indiscriminately upon his already aching back. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z

I have never been physically shoved around or beaten, but I have had to endure frothy-mouthed harangues from Bible-thumping fanatics, and I have been cursed at, shunned, and mocked openly. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

"I never imagined they would. So be it; they'll have something else to curse the evil monkey demon for." A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

"They were your quarrels first, sister. It was you who sent me that cursed letter, you who wrote that the Lannisters had murdered yobr husband." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Harry was shooting jinxes and curses at any Death Eater he could see, and they crumpled, not knowing what or who had hit them, and their bodies were trampled by the retreating crowd. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

He beard another arrow hiss through the fronds, and what seemed to be a man’s voice cursing, but it was not very near. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

He made a casting of the stone and sent it to a gem-crazy duke in Lorraine, warning him of the rumors of a curse. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

A glorious moment was coming, my chest insisted, and even the fact that I myself would have no part in it—a member of the race God cursed, according to the Shaper’s tale—was trifling. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z

He leaped all over me, he cursed and growled, snarled and screamed. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z

They wanted me to say something, or frown, or mumble curses at them. Prisoner B-3087 2013-03-01T00:00:00Z

All of them started half laughing and half covering their eyes now, pushing each other and cursing loudly. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

We sprinted through, but everyone around me was yelling, "Plague boy!" until it felt as if it was coming from every direction and the city was placing me under a curse. City of the Plague God 2021-01-12T00:00:00Z

“I was confused. And I was excited about the money. So when he came over, I...Sometimes I think this whole state is cursed.” We'll Fly Away 2018-05-08T00:00:00Z

My mother shrieked, Father cursed, and a thin line of blood appeared on his cheek and upper lip. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

She cursed Leo for making them so complicated. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

“No need to be frightened. Hardly any of my power reaches beyond this cursed fishbowl. Besides, why would I harm someone I’ve looked forward to meeting so very much?” Amari and the Night Brothers 2021-01-19T00:00:00Z

A few things have fallen into place—things that I hope are more divine intervention than some ancient family curse leading me into a trap that’s gonna end my batball career. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z

The others piled forward in a helpless heap and began cursing him again. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z

He leaps to his feet, knocking over the wooden crate and cursing as he keeps the kerosene lamp from hitting the floor. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z

"Now stand up and say yes, curse you." A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

How could I have told him that I had learned to curse before I had learned to read? Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were cursing as they struggled to swallow their grief. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

Each commentator has a curse of knowledge of his own, together with hobbyhorses, blind spots, and axes to grind, and the writer cannot pander to all of them. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

When we finished the cursing we all laughed, all except Brunner and Brew. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z

A truck drove by, its driver honking furiously and screaming curses at them. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

“Only if the Sleeper reached the Kingdom of Death by the new moon could his curse of frozen sleep become permanent.” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

“Poseidon won't curse me,” I said, backing up as the Cyclops grabbed air. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

I know he wants to curse, but he doesn’t. Blended 2018-10-30T00:00:00Z

I heard them both cursing, until my sweatshirt ripped and the first guy yanked me by my arm and started pulling me behind him as we ran, which I did as fast as I could. Wonder 2012-02-14T00:00:00Z

There was laughter as well as cursing, and people were getting to their feet and feeling their limbs. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Harry shouted at Hermione; he seized her hand and they jumped into the fireplace together as Yaxley’s curse sailed over Harry’s head. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

His ribs throbbed where the arai had unleashed Geryon’s dying curse back in the forest. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

He cursed the pain, cursed me, then remembered himself enough to say he didn’t mean it. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Leo had thought she’d meant Narcissus, but now he wondered if the real lesson for him was Echo—invisible to her brethren, cursed to love someone who didn’t care for her. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

Tattoo Face looked inside and then, even without sound, you could tell he was angry and probably cursing. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z

“But—” “It is here for a reason. Anything thrown away in this junkyard must stay in this yard. It is defective. Or cursed.” The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z

He grinds down into Henry’s lap, grunting as he’s met with Henry already half-hard under him, and Henry’s curse in response is buried in Alex’s mouth. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z

Lycaon himself was immobilized in a cocoon of rib bones, but that didn’t stop him from screaming curses. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“And see the world in endless sleep, The hero’s soul, cursed blade shall reap.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

It looked more like a curse than a gift. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

Jonos Bracken rolled off her, grabbed for his scabbard, and came up with naked steel in hand, cursing. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

So I figure I’ll go like @#$% if it’s a mild curse—like the kind you hear in the movies when everyone makes believe they’re morally violated but have really gotten the thrill of a lifetime. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

Painting a picture that justifies her opinion of him—an underdog cursed with an ungrateful son upon whom he has showered love and concern, only to be infamously treated by that son in return. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Yours is a perpetual and unceasing hunger. Go and find some food. I am working to regain my strength. Do not forget the curse, Louisiana!” Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“Has that curse on the Oracle helped you at all? Holding grudges is a fatal flaw. Bianca warned me about that, and she was right.” The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“What has your mother told you, Hazel? Has she never explained her wish? Or told you why you were born under a curse?” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Followed by a string of curses from George McNab that fried the cold morning like an egg. Maniac Magee 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Just as the king began to curse himself, the cloud drifted and the words reappeared. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

The She Elephant cursed as she was forced from her limo. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z

But now that she could see again, watching him die slowly from gorgon’s blood poison and being unable to do anything about it—that was the worst curse of all. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

She had a young face, and it was probably a curse to her in the outside world. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

When the beast backed away, she cursed and slashed at his snout, trying to provoke him ... and succeeding. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They raced along the pig track, but the forest was too dark and tangled so that Jack, cursing, stopped them and cast among the trees. Lord of the Flies 1954-09-17T00:00:00Z

Some guys were running a full-court game but there was too much arguing and cursing going on. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

Gallegos ran, but the bandits, cursing, caught up to him and beat him with a small tree trunk. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

As the curses came shooting across the intervening space again, Hagrid swerved and zigzagged: Harry knew that Hagrid did not dare use the dragon-fire button again, with Harry seated so insecurely. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When he opened his mouth to curse them all, black water filled his lungs, and the dark closed in around him. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I curse under my breath and follow my sister, my heart pounding in my ears. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“You have sealed your fate. Every time you raise your blade in batde, every time you hope for success, you will feel my curse. Beware, Perseus Jackson. Beware.” The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z

He cursed, and stuck his fingers in his mouth, and I could see he’d got a little gash from the bayonet dip when I jerked it out of his fingers. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

He couldn’t know the curse that her gift was, or what the use of it had done to her and to Weep. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z

So did I. One day I told my pastor, Reverend H. H. Johnson, “I don’t want to serve a God that would have a cursed race.” Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z

I told her that prophecies can be broken — I told her the whole logic of prophecies is questionable— ALBUS: In twenty-four hours’ time Voldemort curses himself trying to kill the baby Harry Potter. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child 2016-07-31T00:00:00Z

Either something else had happened, or old Mrs. Burgess had come back from the dead to curse Nan for tearing down her curtains. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z

I recall them strewn across my path, golden and glittering, on the way to school and curse my foolishness for not stopping to eat my fill. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z

We didn’t talk anymore, except when Father cursed. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

You can curse the dead or pray for them, but don’t expect them to do a thing for you. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

If you have to be “taught why” and you’re 16, then you’re never going to be anything but a threat or a curse to everyone around you, wrote another. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z

In the same way that we, for white people, were the descendants of Ham, and were cursed forever, white people were, for us, the descendants of Cain. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

“There was much churning in Manifest those many years ago. A war. A quilt. And a curse...” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z

Papa, whose eyes were puffy and red, cursed the rain. The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z

There was some cursing and scuffling, and then most of the Northerners broke away and dashed off, over a hundred of them, running wildly along the river towards the mountains. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

“Maybe,” the guide says, and winks, “they’re there to keep the curse from getting out.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

May you grow old in this place, B.J., is the curse I beam out at her when I am finally permitted to leave. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Then the Ares campers called down a curse, and all the Apollo kids’ arrows turned to rubber. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

I worried that she might cry, or curse me, or simply turn and leave. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

If Raul was angered by this curse—and Matt had no doubt it was a curse, although he didn’t know what it meant—the man didn’t show it. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He had stared at this, an awful bitterness in his heart, wanting to curse—and the Spirit spoke, and spoke in him. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

All I can do is curse at him and threaten what I’ll do to him when I’m free. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

“You cannot have her. I spit on your faces and curse your names. Leave my home at once, or I shall tear out your eyes and throw them to the crows!” The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

He rushed back to the street, cursing, dismayed, humiliated, heading for the safety of his cousin’s. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

I was used to the twins’ stylized brand of cursing by now. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The tavern keeper shouted a curse, and Sander called out, "No!" but both protests were lost in the sudden clash of steel upon steel. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

“Hermione, there’s obviously been a mass breakout which the Ministry has hushed up. Travers’s hood fell off when I cursed him, he’s supposed to be inside too. But what happened to you, Remus? Where’s George?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

All this, the goddess purred, because your mother was greedy and cursed you with the gift of finding riches. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

They all hissed and muttered curses about Yankees. The Sea of Monsters 2006-04-01T00:00:00Z

But Phineas might begin to curse me with every word he knew, he might lose his head completely, he would certainly be worse off for it. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

Her words made Edward think of Pellegrina: of warthogs and princesses, of listening and love, of spells and curses. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z

He began to curse her for listening to such lies, then he cursed her for leaving him alone and wanted to know where she had really gone. Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z

Like a bunch of rats fleeing a fire, the rest of the passengers follow them, pushing and shoving and cursing until everyone is out. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

A few began to shout and curse, but most lapsed into silence. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

Hugo cursed under his breath and flashed me a look that said, Leave it to me. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z

I hissed, hauling him huffing and puffing and cursing to his feet. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z

Plus the whole town saw him whitewashing the curse words he painted on the parking lot of St. Basil’s, so it’s not like vandalism isn’t already in his bag of tricks. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z

“Keep it to yourself, but swear on the River Styx it’s specific and accurate. You also have to swear that if you lose and die, the harpies will be released from their curse.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Together they woke Hake, who received the Lord Commander's orders with a stream of curses, but got up all the same and soon had a dozen brothers cutting roots for a soup. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z

They stumbled over the frozen ground, Hunt wincing from gout, cursing, disbelieving; Olmsted, his teeth inflamed, his night an ordeal of wakefulness, limping from his long-ago carriage accident. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The leader of their captors looked at her lifeless body and cursed. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

The first problem was opening the cursed thing. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

He felt a wave of relief, quickly followed by alarm—as if he’d finally succeeded in translating hieroglyphics only to discover he’d translated a curse. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

The article went on, “In the meantime the curse goes on. Where it will end, no one knows.” Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z

I had died without having taken the Eucharist, and I was cursed. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Ow! Great God almighty, Orleanna. How did this curse come to me, when it’s God’s own will to cultivate the soil!” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

After another offside call, Fornatee cursed at the referee, drawing his second yellow card and an ejection. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

Do you know if curse scars sometimes hurt years afterward? Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

The men curse and fling the pants overboard. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z

“Not that again. Last time Apollo cursed a cabin, it took a week for the rhyming couplets to wear off” I shuddered. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z

“I’m cursed. You wouldn’t be safe if I were your wife.” Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

There was a terrific outcry from beyond the door, with hammering, hewing and cursing, as Lancelot turned to the Queen. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

They told my mother that she needed to find a witch doctor to get rid of the curse. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

She’s pulling up to the curb and getting ready to lay a curse on us. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

I envy my mother her Spanish curses sometimes. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z

Even people in the stands behind us shouted monstrous, foamy-mouthed curses at the team in from Buffalo. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

Cain must have learned about the Wyrdmarks in the White Fang Mountains—that cursed borderland between Adarlan and the Western Wastes. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

It’s a syntactic version of the curse of knowledge. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

But in the aftermath of a loss the field house emptied quietly and quickly, as if the place was cursed and it was somehow shameful to be there at all. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

During supper-time, we heard shouting from another Company—curses the most furious—and, wondering at this outburst, we abandoned our plates and rushed to witness the argument. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z

And clinging desperately to the end of the string, shouting and cursing with fury, was the huge hairy Cloud-Man. James and the Giant Peach 1961-11-01T00:00:00Z

With the force of a bullet, the wad of chewing gum shot out of the keyhole and straight down Peeves’s left nostril; he whirled upright and zoomed away, cursing. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

She would cry, curse me, and swear that she would never be back. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z

Several times they just stopped and lowered their heads and stood blinking in the snow, and it took us five minutes of beating them and cursing them to get them going again. My Brother Sam is Dead 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

And maybe there are such things as curses, too. How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z

The old woman cursed them, but they kept right on going. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

“No cursing. I have an eight-year-old and a three-year-old. They don’t need to hear that.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

My whole body tenses and I curse as loud and as hard as I can. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z

He cursed himself for giving Kevin an opening to tell him what was happening in the rest of the world. The Dead and the Gone 2008-05-04T00:00:00Z

Miles glanced through the driver’s side window, let out a quick curse, and grabbed a stack of papers on the seat. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

I cursed in the only way Mama said was all right for a lady, and took my shoes off. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z

Before Christianity came to Southern Sudan, people there believed in witches, and they thought that illnesses came from being cursed or bewitched. Lost Boy, Lost Girl 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Snape knew more curses when he arrived at school than half the kids in seventh year, and he was part of a gang of Slytherins who nearly all turned out to be Death Eaters.” Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z

“You were cursed to repeat the last thing you heard?” The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z

The only section that seemed to be remotely related to magic was the recipe to reverse a glamour, but it was not clear if the curse were a glamour at all. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

There was the fleshy slap of punches being thrown and Hamilton cursing. Hole in My Life 2002-03-26T00:00:00Z

But I hesitated, and the opportunity was lost, for Hamlet threw the helmet to the ground with a curse. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z

One of her opinions is that I shouldn’t curse. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z

The fact is, Ti Jean explains, that three-quarters of all Voodoo ceremonies are an effort to drive away illness, not to put a curse on someone. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Oo-AA-hoo! he shouted at the girl cursing him from the branches. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Dothraki eyed the sword as he passed; Dany heard curses and threats and angry muttering rising all around her, like a tide. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z

Silently he cursed the Storm God for his malice, his rage a black stone in his belly. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

They played furiously, cursing, sweating and punching each other. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

Suddenly the men began scraping their feet and cursing. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z

They heard footsteps, the soft cursing of the executioner, the snap of the door, and then silence once more. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z

“Am I going to be cursed, like...like...you, if I don’t—walk my path?” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

The woman had called Kathy four times in rapid succession, cursing and carrying on. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z

I want to lunge at Dray’s face, but Pri has beat me to it and is already yelling and cursing at him at the top of her lungs. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

Percy, realizing what Harry was trying to do, stopped clinging to the body and helped; together, crouching low to avoid the curses flying at them from the grounds, they hauled Fred out of the way. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

When the doorbell rang, he muttered a curse under his breath about her stomach swelling from eating feces. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Nelson wouldn’t say what the evil sign was, just that it was a dreaded kibaazu sign of a bad curse put on Anatole. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Day of Sacrifice only came once a year, after all, and he liked to look his best during the sober procession to the cursed house, and during the somber retreat. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z

Bullies, drawn by his oddity and hoping to goad him into uttering Italian curses, pelted him with rocks, taunted him, punched him, and kicked him. Unbroken 2010-11-16T00:00:00Z

The Council Chief stood up to open the meeting, slipped on a pile of Porlock dung and ran cursing from the hall. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

Both fell to the ground, cradling their injured parts and cursing each other. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z

Ethel thought that if they were cursed, they required Christian guidance all the more. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Sefia cursed again and crept forward, through the clusters of barrels and old nets and other miscellaneous cargo waiting to be loaded. The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z

Imagination is a great thing in Jong dull hours, but it’s a real curse in a dark alley, and April’s imagination had always been out of the ordinary. The Egypt Game 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z

He cursed, his grasp loosening enough for me to wrench free. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z

The men laboring near Water Street had particular reason to curse. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

But that would be the least of it—an enemy of Kyrria could put the curse to more awful use. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z

If you got sick, you might assume someone—even a friend—was jealous of your advantages and had put a curse on you. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z

Neither of them had yet realized Hazel’s curse. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

Pop’s never cursed at me like this before. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

“I wish,” said the other, with a bitter curse upon the cold, “that I had ’em here.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z

We don’t believe in an evil god that could be persuaded to put a curse on somebody. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z

The shouting, cursing, spitting sounds of the scuffle reached me all the way up front. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z

She grabbed at the younger woman by her braid, cursing in her language and dragging her back to their room. The Marrow Thieves 2017-05-10T00:00:00Z

I did inherit Daddy’s eyelashes—and I’m cursed with his eyebrows too. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z

Shadow cursed inwardly and flung himself behind a nearby pillar. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

Any second, Roy expected to hear honking behind him, curses in the wind; the pickup truck trailing so closely that he would feel the heat off its big V-8 engine. Hoot 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

He was unleashing a stream of curses, asking the driver to let us inside with his family, and to let as many people as possible hang on to the tanker for the journey to Jordan. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z

They cursed Parliament roundly for interference in their business. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z

Adding insult to injury, he danced around the fallen sentries, sprinkling them with daisies until they arose, cursing him, to continue the chase. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z

I went to school early the next day, since I needed some private place to practice the curses. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

The snow drifts into our zombie mouths crawling with grease and curses and tobacco flakes and cavities and boyfriend/girlfriend juice, the stain of lies. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

I didn’t know whether to curse it for my own sake or welcome it for Kevin’s—not that it mattered what I did. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z

Donovan’s muttered curses rose into intelligibility as he sprang to his feet, rusty eyebrows drawn low. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z

Dad moved to the living room and started cursing at the VCR. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z

How could John be cursed for having seen in a bathtub what another man—if that other man had ever lived—had seen ten thousand years ago, lying in an open tent? Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

“The curse was this: the keeper of the stone would live forever, but so long as he kept it, misfortunes would fall on all those he loved one after another in unending rain.” All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z

“Now go to bed before I call Mamá back and tell her what’s really going on. And you, stop cursing, or I’ll wash your mouths out with Clorox.” Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z

At the age of one year old, Harry had somehow survived a curse from the greatest Dark sorcerer of all time, Lord Voldemort, whose name most witches and wizards still feared to speak. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets 1998-07-02T00:00:00Z

Even referring to us by name rather than with a grunt and a curse was punishable. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z

She had died, then, hating him; she had carried into eternity a curse on him and his. Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z

Lovey’s sighs and curses when she needed a rest saved Cora from asking. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z

Meggie heard him cursing the thorns, the prickles, the darkness, and the wretched riffraff he was having to stumble after in the middle of the night. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

But as he laughed and cursed and broke them, he knew that some day he’d have to pay for his freedom. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z

The man who’d been cut off by another man up tide might motor abreast of the interloper in order to shake a gaff at him and curse him up and down as a fish thief. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z

Izzy cursed as she tripped over some debris at the bottom of the stairs. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

He cursed like a drunken sailor with a broken leg, but only at his donkeys. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z

I mutter a curse under my breath and stand up. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

And it is a very complicated and tragic curse. Louisiana's Way Home 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z

Basta was walking just behind her, and she heard him quietly cursing the rain. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z

“That’s part of the curse. You can only eat his food.” The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z

The Dominicans shouted curses at the blasphemous Benedictine. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z

‘Run! Or you’ll never see your beloved holes again. By the White Hand! What’s the use of sending out mountain-maggots on a trip, only half trained. Run, curse you! Run while night lasts!’ The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z

Peeves threw the chalk into a bin, which clanged loudly, and he swooped out cursing. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z

She wasn’t as pretty, wasn’t Pentecostal, she cursed, drank Budweiser from the can, and got into fights. Bodega Dreams 2000-03-14T00:00:00Z

We were watching Love Boat when we heard something hit the kitchen floor, followed by a bunch of cursing from Mom. When You Reach Me 2009-07-14T00:00:00Z