1
: bringing damnation
a damning sin
2
: causing or leading to condemnation or ruin
presented some damning testimony
Examples of damning in a Sentence
a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars
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No turnover was more damning and critical than his giveaway in front of the Clippers bench with 33.5 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter.
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Law Murray, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Beyond the numbers, the comments from signatories were powerful—and damning.
—Angel Algarin, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
To fail to do so is foolish, reckless and damning for their children’s life and future.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The subsequent report was damning, and Trump implemented numerous tariffs on Chinese goods—tariffs that, to his rare credit, former President Joe Biden largely kept in place and even built upon.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Law Murray, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Beyond the numbers, the comments from signatories were powerful—and damning.
—Angel Algarin, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2025
To fail to do so is foolish, reckless and damning for their children’s life and future.
—Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
The subsequent report was damning, and Trump implemented numerous tariffs on Chinese goods—tariffs that, to his rare credit, former President Joe Biden largely kept in place and even built upon.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Damning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damning. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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