darned

Example Sentences

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Darned if that doesn’t seem to come naturally.

From Washington Post • Sep. 17, 2021

Gilmartin, who served for a time as broadcast analyst for Suns games, authored the book “The Little Team That Could … And Darned Near Did” about the 1976 run to the NBA Finals.

From Washington Times • Feb. 28, 2018

In his excellent 1987 essay “What Makes Superman So Darned American,” Gary D. Engle wrote that “Superman raises the American immigrant experience to the level of religious myth.”

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2013

Darned if Jack wasn't there, sitting in the stands,'' Tanner told me.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 11, 2011

"Darned if I—hum, ladies present—dinged if I know what to do."

From The Cinder Pond by Rankin, Carroll Watson