1
: bringing damnation
a damning sin
2
: causing or leading to condemnation or ruin
presented some damning testimony
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Examples of damning in a Sentence
a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars
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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
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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
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“Damning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damning. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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