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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No team in the Championship has lost more than the nine points Wrexham have dropped from a winning position this term, a damaging trait that began on the opening day at Southampton when two stoppage-time goals turned a 1-0 win into a dramatic loss.
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Temperatures that low could lead to widespread frost, potentially damaging sensitive plants.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Its rise and fall reveal just how damaging political violence can be to democratic institutions—especially when politicians take no action to prevent it.
—Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Despite how terribly damaging America has been recently, that country and those ideals remain worth fighting for.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
Temperatures that low could lead to widespread frost, potentially damaging sensitive plants.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Its rise and fall reveal just how damaging political violence can be to democratic institutions—especially when politicians take no action to prevent it.
—Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Despite how terribly damaging America has been recently, that country and those ideals remain worth fighting for.
—Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
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 26 Oct. 2025.
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