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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While many consider the mammal a nuisance for raiding garbage cans and damaging property, raccoons can also carry diseases, and they probably shouldn't be kept as housepets.
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
The surge will be accompanied by large and damaging waves.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
That method is both slow and environmentally damaging.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
For Livramento, this means his hopes of going to the World Cup with England remain very much alive, too, so as damaging as this may prove for Newcastle in the short term, this can only be considered a good prognosis.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
The surge will be accompanied by large and damaging waves.
—Miami Herald Hurricane Bot, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
That method is both slow and environmentally damaging.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2025
For Livramento, this means his hopes of going to the World Cup with England remain very much alive, too, so as damaging as this may prove for Newcastle in the short term, this can only be considered a good prognosis.
—Chris Waugh, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Damaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damaging. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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