god·damn
ˈgä(d)-ˈdam 
variants
or goddam,
often Goddamn
informal + sometimes offensive
: damn
… they were in no mood to give a good goddamn about anything …—
Robert Lowry
Robert Lowry
variants
or goddam,
often Goddamn
goddamned or goddammed; goddamning or goddamming; goddamns or goddams
informal + sometimes offensive
: damn
goddamned
3 of 3adjective or adverb
god·damned
ˈgä(d)-ˈdamd
variants
or goddamn
or goddam
informal + sometimes offensive
: damned
Examples of goddamn in a Sentence
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Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
This isn’t a goddamn Gavin Adcock concert, okay?
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s goddamn Blair-Witching hour.
—Julia Sullivan, Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
Goddamn the universe and its attempts to keep me humble.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
To add insult to injury, Sophie looks like a goddamned princess, my word.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
If only Roman were also a goddamned sous-chef, my life would have been fine.
—Eddie Huang, Curbed, 17 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Adriana Ducassi The Ledge – A rag-tag group of newspaper journalists do their goddamn best to cover Miami in the nineties, hurtling toward the death of their industry as their work becomes more important than ever.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2026
This isn’t a goddamn Gavin Adcock concert, okay?
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Verb
And pretty goddamn good actor too.
—Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s goddamn Blair-Witching hour.
—Julia Sullivan, Outside, 18 Dec. 2025
Goddamn the universe and its attempts to keep me humble.
—Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective or adverb
The whole thing was a goddamned government handout scheme!
—Literary Hub, 7 Apr. 2026
To add insult to injury, Sophie looks like a goddamned princess, my word.
—Christina Grace Tucker, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
If only Roman were also a goddamned sous-chef, my life would have been fine.
—Eddie Huang, Curbed, 17 Feb. 2026
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“Goddamn.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/goddamn. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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