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damn

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adverb

damn

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noun

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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of damn
Noun
But the rate at which people are ditching cable suggests that carriage fees won’t be worth a tinker’s damn by the time the looming batch of NBA deals expires. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 5 July 2024 Be prepared to take a sharp inhale at the end of the episode when Betina finally starts to snap out of her Macchiarini fog and actually does some research worth a damn. Vulture, 21 Dec. 2023
Verb
But former members say they were inundated with emails and posts questioning or damning them for taking part and had to remind fans that the Village People now had a very different lineup. David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025 An empty-net goal damned them to a 3-0 shutout loss in Florida on Saturday and an early third-period surge resulted in another three-goal defeat on Tuesday at Honda Center. Andrew Knoll, Orange County Register, 22 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for damn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damn
Adjective
  • Most advice about LinkedIn growth focuses on sheer numbers.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025
  • Some of music’s biggest names (and harshest critics) have marveled at the sheer range of Darin’s work, which spanned everything from jazz, swing and pop to folk and country.
    Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 22 May 2025
Adverb
  • This is typically where everyone’s hindsight becomes so damned good.
    Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
  • The combo of that large, efficient head; the dampening factor of the wood handle; and a nice texture at the base of the grip just felt so damned good, strike after strike.
    Joe Jackson, Outside Online, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • The most memorable offerings didn’t care a whit about product-testing strategies.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2025
  • Vie comes on the heels of Doja’s 2023 album Scarlet, whit hit No. 4 on the Billboard 200.
    Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 30 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • His largest fine of the season was $100,000 due to cursing during an interview.
    James Jackson, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • For women athletes and coaches, however, any forms of yelling, cursing, or displaying extreme forms of aggression during competition is met with far less acceptance, as these behaviors don't align with socialized beliefs about femininity.
    Lindsey Darvin, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Verb
  • India blamed Pakistan for the attack, an accusation rejected by Islamabad.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 31 May 2025
  • Man sentenced for threatening officials DENVER -- A man who blamed exposure to far-right extremist content for his online threats to kill Democratic election officials in Colorado and Arizona was sentenced to three years in prison Thursday.
    Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • However, he was released in 1991 after serving two and a half years, then sentenced to 25 years to life in 2013 after violating probation.
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
  • The suspect in the killing of a popular youth mentor was allowed to plead not guilty by reason of insanity, then sentenced to life in a mental health hospital, court records show.
    Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 31 May 2025
Adjective
  • Even more notable was the string of copycat series Survivor sparked, which caused an utter explosion for the genre as other networks raced to find its very own success story.
    Nick Caruso, TVLine, 27 May 2025
  • His mission was to keep the vibes high in the face of utter hopelessness.
    Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Adverb
  • Every department, every person in the show, every actor is just bringing it to the very last take to the very last minute.
    EW.com, EW.com, 27 May 2025
  • The very warm sea surface temperatures in the region where Hurricane Milton was developing were at or above record-breaking highs, helping to foster this rapid intensification.
    Maureen Mccann, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 May 2025

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“Damn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damn. Accessed 5 Jun. 2025.

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