Examples of darn well in a Sentence
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Example: fast food chains like In-N-Out and Raising Canes that only serve one type of item but do it really darn well.
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
The author of this article selfishly was hoping for some sort of guidance or commentary on the forthcoming sunset of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) on January 1, 2026, knowing darn well that addressing such issue will need the assistance of Congress, but unfortunately there was no such luck.
—Darren T. Case, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Dallas coach Pete DeBoer, whose Vegas teams delighted in pushing the Avs around in the postseason, knew darn well.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024
After all, Whittingham himself was an internal promotion after Urban Meyer left for Florida in 2004, and that transition worked out pretty darn well.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
The answer: pretty darn well.
—Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2023
For a group that doesn’t have a national championship — and hasn’t advanced to this game in four consecutive tries — this class played pretty darn well Friday night.
—Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2022
The young guys have stepped up and played pretty darn well.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 20 Dec. 2020
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Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Aug. 2025
The author of this article selfishly was hoping for some sort of guidance or commentary on the forthcoming sunset of the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act (TCJA) on January 1, 2026, knowing darn well that addressing such issue will need the assistance of Congress, but unfortunately there was no such luck.
—Darren T. Case, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Dallas coach Pete DeBoer, whose Vegas teams delighted in pushing the Avs around in the postseason, knew darn well.
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 10 May 2024
After all, Whittingham himself was an internal promotion after Urban Meyer left for Florida in 2004, and that transition worked out pretty darn well.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 3 May 2024
The answer: pretty darn well.
—Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2023
For a group that doesn’t have a national championship — and hasn’t advanced to this game in four consecutive tries — this class played pretty darn well Friday night.
—Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2022
The young guys have stepped up and played pretty darn well.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 20 Dec. 2020
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“Darn well.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/darn%20well. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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