- present participle of damn.
damning
Example Sentences
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This is not as damning a result as it otherwise might seem.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
No damning life event preceded my change in style, though I’d recently stopped dating and found some strange joy in perceiving bangs as another barrier-to-entry to anyone who tried.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
It's a damning indictment from someone who knows how high the standards should be at Ibrox.
From BBC ● Aug. 6, 2026
And, most damning of all, he disappointed Lionel Messi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
In the light of this, The Coronation of Poppea can be seen as a damning, deliberately shocking critique on corruption and the excesses of Roman power, and the pressing need for self-restraint.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
