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
Recent Examples on the Web
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.
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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
The New Look takes a rather sympathetic view of Chanel’s actions (for an altogether different one, read Hal Vaughan’s damning book Sleeping with the Enemy: Coco Chanel’s Secret War), and while the series is based on actual events, separating fact from fiction in this case is no easy task.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
The show provided a compelling and damning critique of the media organizations that demeaned Winfrey over her weight, but even Oprah herself can’t unravel the layers of societal expectations, critiques, and worries that encompass the ongoing debate about weight loss medications.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
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
The New Look takes a rather sympathetic view of Chanel’s actions (for an altogether different one, read Hal Vaughan’s damning book Sleeping with the Enemy: Coco Chanel’s Secret War), and while the series is based on actual events, separating fact from fiction in this case is no easy task.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2024
The show provided a compelling and damning critique of the media organizations that demeaned Winfrey over her weight, but even Oprah herself can’t unravel the layers of societal expectations, critiques, and worries that encompass the ongoing debate about weight loss medications.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Damning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damning. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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