How to Use goddamn in a Sentence
goddamn
adjective or adverb-
This drove me up the goddamn wall.
—Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 26 Apr. 2026
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What’s fair for the goddamn goose.
—Jesse Dorris, Pitchfork, 25 Feb. 2026
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Have some spine, some goddamn balls ….
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 26 Jan. 2026
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Then put something of yours in the goddamn bag.
—Chloé Caldwell august 11, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2025
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That was just a goddamn nightmare.
—Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 8 Aug. 2025
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Prop that goddamn phone up against that mirror and film yourself.
—Emily Rella, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
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Well, then why is goddamn Prime Video releasing it?
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 3 Mar. 2026
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Because Alexander Devante Dickey, who was arrested 39 goddamn times, 25 felonies, was on the street.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2025
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Elsewhere — yes, at goddamn Hamburger Hamlet — another couple is negotiating the terms of their relationship.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026
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To be fair, these parts of Dutton Ranch — the celebration of honest, endearing everyday folks who know how to do their goddamn jobs — are also present in Yellowstone and other Sheridan series.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 15 May 2026
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