Examples of damaging in a Sentence
the damaging effects of the sun on your skin
The storm may produce damaging winds.
He says he has damaging information about the candidate.
The evidence was very damaging to their case.
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Any storms will have the potential for damaging winds until the cold front sweeps eastward on Monday morning.
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Stacey Duford, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
The threats will be damaging winds, some large hail and a few tornadoes.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Kansas City will go from springlike warmth to winter fast as a powerful storm sweeps through Sunday, bringing damaging winds, a rapid temperature plunge with flash-freeze risk, and a quick burst of snow that could cut visibility, according to the National Weather Service.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, data broker breaches have been expensive and damaging.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
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Stacey Duford, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
The threats will be damaging winds, some large hail and a few tornadoes.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026
Kansas City will go from springlike warmth to winter fast as a powerful storm sweeps through Sunday, bringing damaging winds, a rapid temperature plunge with flash-freeze risk, and a quick burst of snow that could cut visibility, according to the National Weather Service.
—Kansas City Star, 14 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, data broker breaches have been expensive and damaging.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Mar. 2026
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“Damaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damaging. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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