1
: bringing damnation
a damning sin
2
: causing or leading to condemnation or ruin
presented some damning testimony
Synonyms
Examples of damning in a Sentence
a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars
Recent Examples on the Web
Others have been more circumspect while still offering damning assessments of his performance and character.
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USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Or whether, in an even more damning indictment of all involved, she’s fooled them both with her wily, seductive ways.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
While viewers know the film’s crux is a damning interview, its plot provides a roadmap and the personal motivations that led each figure there.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Its damning October financial report projected optimistically that such an offering would bring in $139 million in 2024 — 98% of its revenue.
—Kenrick Cai, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Not enough, as Cheney found, losing her House seat after serving as vice chair over the damning discoveries of the Jan. 6 committee.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The damning conclusion by the Justice Department addresses the lies that the university leaders told themselves.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Study last September, Wired released a damning exposé detailing graphic accounts of lab animal abuse during research.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024
There was the steady stream of executive departures, the damning Forbes story from summer, and then, just over this weekend, Stability founder Emad Mostaque’s sudden resignation as CEO.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2024
Or whether, in an even more damning indictment of all involved, she’s fooled them both with her wily, seductive ways.
—Manuel Betancourt, Los Angeles Times, 31 Mar. 2024
While viewers know the film’s crux is a damning interview, its plot provides a roadmap and the personal motivations that led each figure there.
—Armani Syed, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Its damning October financial report projected optimistically that such an offering would bring in $139 million in 2024 — 98% of its revenue.
—Kenrick Cai, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Not enough, as Cheney found, losing her House seat after serving as vice chair over the damning discoveries of the Jan. 6 committee.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
The damning conclusion by the Justice Department addresses the lies that the university leaders told themselves.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Study last September, Wired released a damning exposé detailing graphic accounts of lab animal abuse during research.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 20 Mar. 2024
There was the steady stream of executive departures, the damning Forbes story from summer, and then, just over this weekend, Stability founder Emad Mostaque’s sudden resignation as CEO.
—Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
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“Damning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damning. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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