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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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There’s plenty of evidence that overwork is damaging to our health and the health of our organizations.
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Harvard Business Review, 17 Oct. 2024
The ability to customize a sleep and wake-up routine ahead of time allows users to cut down on screen time before bed, something that experts agree is damaging to a healthy night's sleep.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Given how damaging the neoconservatives were to the well-being and security of the American people, this is a very positive development.
—Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Not all lithium mining is so environmentally damaging.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
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Harvard Business Review, 17 Oct. 2024
The ability to customize a sleep and wake-up routine ahead of time allows users to cut down on screen time before bed, something that experts agree is damaging to a healthy night's sleep.
—Mason Leib, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2024
Given how damaging the neoconservatives were to the well-being and security of the American people, this is a very positive development.
—Connor Okeeffe, Orange County Register, 17 Oct. 2024
Not all lithium mining is so environmentally damaging.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for damaging
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“Damaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damaging. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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