Villagers shun the area believing it to be cursed. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I heard my name cursed from that side of the river. From Wordnik.com. [Dreams of Steel]
‘You shall not eat of it,’ cursed is the ground because of you. From Wordnik.com. [RCIA Presentation: The Old Testament] Reference
Listening, he heard only the echoes of a name cursed silently for all centuries. From Wordnik.com. [Harpist in the Wind]
Or for the Redskins to be good enough that they're never again cursed with that booth. From Wordnik.com. [Redskins-Rams, Best and Worst] Reference
He called the cursed, -- and they flash'd from cave. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 337, October 25, 1828] Reference
O'Day in forcible terms cursed himself that he had not seen this before. From Wordnik.com. [Elizabeth Hobart at Exeter Hall] Reference
In the second place, the earth was cursed, which is a punishment affecting his home life. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II Luther on Sin and the Flood] Reference
The shelf life of the cursed is a short one. From Wordnik.com. [The Sanchez Ghost] Reference
They are deemed "cursed" if they only have daughters. From Wordnik.com. ["She shows women that it's OK to have dark skin and to not have a son. She's quite real to us."] Reference
Trying to present Paul Martin as "cursed" is just so much political spin. From Wordnik.com. [Peace, order and good government, eh?: March 2004 Archives] Reference
KING: Have you -- you do you think you have been kind of cursed with illness?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Elizabeth Taylor Discusses Her Life and Career - January 15, 2001] Reference
Of the other "cursed" decathletes, the most notable was 1991 world champion Dan O'Brien. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - U.S. decathlete victim of curse?] Reference
He thinks that countries that are resource-rich tend to be "cursed" by corrupt government. From Wordnik.com. [Gas Taxes and Foreign Policy, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
It's not just Addy who's guilty of this, but I think most of us are also "cursed" with it. From Wordnik.com. [Book Review: The Curse of Addy McMahon by Katie Davis] Reference
It no more signifies what it was originally intended to signify, than the word "cursed" means. From Wordnik.com. [The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851] Reference
Ferrari recalls the 'cursed' supercar after ELEVEN. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
All it does is require you to be yourself within a "cursed" game. From Wordnik.com. [Siliconera] Reference
For instance, using the example where Brown "cursed" at school kids. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
Instead, I simply note some teams are "cursed" to not be able to rebuild. From Wordnik.com. [Comments for FanGraphs Baseball] Reference
To Jaison, it was a mystery why they were "cursed," but actually it was Russell. From Wordnik.com. [EW.com: Today's Latest Headlines] Reference
Ferrari recalls the 'cursed' supercar after ELEVEN £170,000 458 Italias burst into flames. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
The Democrats are not 'cursed' by the radicalism and narrow-mindedness of the Republicans. From Wordnik.com. [Propeller Most Popular Stories] Reference
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