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damned

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adverb

damned

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verb

past tense of damn
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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of damned
Adjective
What’s clear is Carr pushed the envelope in camp, interceptions be damned. Pete Sampson, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2025 In Michelangelo’s Last Judgment a devil drags one of the damned to hell by his testicles (which sounds like heaven to me). Michael Robbins, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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 Still, Moore is pretty damned great — this could almost be her Fly. Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 20 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for damned
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damned
Adjective
  • Maple and Francesca each opted for dresses, with the former donning a semi-sheer black number and the latter choosing a silky brown slip dress matching her father's color palette.
    Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • This trend includes smaller, high-end homes and with buyers favoring places that offer meaningful features over sheer size or clout.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • As a result, Green Bay just got glitzier — and America’s Team appears pretty damn far from Super.
    Michael Silver, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The Orange Is the New Black star helped launch EW's annual LGBTQ+ issue — and looked damn good doing it.
    Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Blessed with a certain photogenic look that’s beguiled moviegoing audiences since the 1930s and cursed with having the conversation start and stop there, Sweeney has become one of the few sure bets for stardom among the current A-listers-under-30 set, as well as a brand unto herself.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
  • While there, the police allege that Pettway interfered with their actions, cursed at them, was difficult to deal with and resisted arrest when Trooper Brennan Kelly ordered him to go to the front of the house.
    Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Police have not released any further information about Corral, but angry social media users denounced him as a leftist and a liberal.
    Robert Birsel, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Online posts, including one shared by the Idaho Freedom Foundation, a far-right think tank, denounced Berriochoa and prompted calls to the Department of Labor and even former employers and educators of Berriochoa.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Brown pleaded guilty as part of a plea deal and a judge sentenced him to serve between six and eight years in prison.
    Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • He was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
    Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Here was the postwar American housewife—neatly dressed, pretty, poised, active—stepping unwittingly into a scene of utter depravity and sadism that reflected back at this wholesome young mother the darkest recesses of the human mind.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Such comments demonstrate his utter disregard for and distrust of law enforcement and our legal process.
    U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Or consider the extremely rapid development of vaccines during the recent COVID pandemic.
    Alan Lightman September 12, Literary Hub, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Kirk has risen in popularity over the years for his extremely polarizing takes, which resulted in a heavy split among reactions to his passing.
    Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Texas chapter of the American Federation of Teachers condemned the TEA’s investigation in a statement Saturday.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Sep. 2025
  • And that should be completely and totally condemned.
    ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025

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“Damned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damned. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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