damned

Example Sentences

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For Massie's supporters, it's evidence of the congressman's willingness to fight for his principles, consequences be damned.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Drake is a rococo master of self-pity, but damned if he doesn’t have a real reason for it this time.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

When he returned to the U.S. after eight years abroad, he remarked, “Europeans are 20 years behind the times, but working damned hard three days a week to catch up.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 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

Ross Wilcox must've felt as saved as he'd just felt damned, I s'pose.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell