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Definition of damnnext

damn

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adverb

damn

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noun

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of damn
Adjective
Get checked and vaccinate your damn kids! Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 June 2026 The whole damn band should’ve gotten co-production and credit. Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 June 2026
Adverb
Luckily for us, the best Lizzie McGuire could do was pretty damn good. Christian Holub, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026 The perps are leading and so far those that have been listed before IPOs have done a pretty damn good job. Oliver Renick, CNBC, 15 June 2026
Noun
Volcanoes, like stars and tides and changing seasons, don’t give a damn. Jessica Kiang, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026 What is emerging instead is a stewardship model that treats vital ecosystems, like coral reefs, as dynamic systems requiring maintenance, repair, and adaptation, much like roads, damns, and power grids. Bill Frist, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
In traditional translations of Homer, Circe is often portrayed as a villain, someone who revels in luring victims to her island and damning them to her animal menagerie. Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 July 2026 All German chancellors after Angela Merkel have faced rock-bottom approval ratings, capped by Merz’s historic unpopularity, and Merkel herself has faced a damning reappraisal of her tenure after leaving. Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for damn
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damn
Adjective
  • Overall, the effect of both was a really subtle, sheer, wearable eye shadow that enhanced my eyes while still feeling really natural and effortless.
    Elle Turner, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2026
  • At the vessel level, sheer survival is about to overtop operational efficiency.
    Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • The Rolling Stones, down to two original members, have released their 25th studio album, Foreign Tongues, and most of it is pretty damned good.
    David Harris, SPIN, 6 July 2026
  • But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • His adoration, here as in all things natural, is infectious, although the birds themselves care not a whit for him, and isn’t that part of the wonder, the fun?
    Ian Crouch, New Yorker, 8 May 2026
  • An unconventional structure or new approach bothers them not a whit.
    Mac Barnett, Longreads, 5 May 2026
Verb
  • How about the generations of NHL fans not living in Quebec who cursed the Montreal Canadiens?
    Steve Buckley, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Supporters rallied again Friday outside Portland’s Moda Center, where trans activists interrupted speakers, cursed at reporters and confronted attendees.
    Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Many blamed the incident on his government's progressive policies and publicly rallied for new border checks at sea, air and land ports of entry.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The site, known as Pecan Island, became available as part of a legal settlement that resolves dozens of lawsuits that blame ExxonMobil for pollution and coastal land loss, the newspaper reports.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • His co-conspirator, San Francisco resident Micah-Luc Almeida, 47, was sentenced to three years in federal prison after being charged with possession with intent to distribute MDA.
    Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Blake Rakela, 21, received four years in prison for voluntary manslaughter after striking Styles with a metal wrench, while his father, Anthony Rakela, 61, was sentenced to 90 days in jail on a misdemeanor assault charge.
    Ruyuan Li. Story produced with AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Tense football games tend to leave fans in utter distress, but not John Cena.
    Adrianne Reece, InStyle, 28 July 2026
  • The violence of the newborn micrometeoroid's exile was followed by an epoch of utter silence, as its orbit was subtly influenced by the unseen forces of the solar system.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 21 July 2026
Adverb
  • But, at the heart of it is what appears to be a very ugly feud between two public servants.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The truth is my friend has some very unsavory traits that make people want to tell him no.
    R. Eric Thomas, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

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“Damn.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damn. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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