be damned
idiom
—used to say in a forceful way that one does not care about something
I'm going to do it, the consequences be damned.
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In the final scene of the season, adult Shauna gleefully drops her mask, consequences be damned.
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2025
No cotton this time and songbirds be damned — the king of this valley had spoken.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Relationship status: Married. Skepticism be damned, these two chose to tie the knot and are still together to this day.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
That page was pure Post: New York’s most dastardly, least self-conscious daily newspaper chooses heroes and villains and sticks to its own story, new information be damned.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2025
No cotton this time and songbirds be damned — the king of this valley had spoken.
—Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
Relationship status: Married. Skepticism be damned, these two chose to tie the knot and are still together to this day.
—Charlotte Walsh, Vulture, 5 May 2025
That page was pure Post: New York’s most dastardly, least self-conscious daily newspaper chooses heroes and villains and sticks to its own story, new information be damned.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for be damned
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“Be damned.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/be%20damned. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.
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