damage control

noun

: measures taken to offset or minimize damage to reputation, credibility, or public image caused by a controversial act, remark, or revelation

Examples of damage control in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the king is thinking about risk management, attempting damage control and containment. —Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 19 Feb. 2026

In that spiral, my focus narrowed to damage control. —Adrianne Wright, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026

The Great Britain game started badly, as the Americans needed to do damage control to prevent their opponents from scoring more than two in the first end, and then gave up a steal of one. —Duluth News Tribune, Twin Cities, 8 Feb. 2026

Regret without accountability is just damage control - an attempt to move on while the rest of us are expected to sit with the discomfort of our careers being publicly tied to him. —Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 6 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1933, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for damage control

• amphibole
• asystole
• buttonhole
• casserole
• centriole
• decontrol
• glycerol
• metropole
• monopole
• multipole
• omeprazole
• oriole