damned

Example Sentences

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Banks may be damned by skittish investors if they do engage with private credit, and damned if they don’t.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Many of our children’s favorite apps and social-media sites were built from the ground up to keep young users hooked and helpless to look away, consequences to their health and well-being be damned.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 27, 2026

How can Scotland beat Ireland when Ireland have such a stubborn insistence on being so damned good in this game?

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

"I would have been afraid of the stares, those damned stares that a woman of my generation has always had to deal with," she explained in an excerpt published by the newspaper.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

Bill said he would be damned if he would leave his dinner.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway