damage
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Many investors, especially hedge fund traders, use stop-loss orders to limit the damage to their portfolios.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Top staff at OpenAI and Microsoft knew that scraping news websites to train their artificial intelligence models may eventually damage or even destroy those publications.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Emergency services reported 478 incidents in the Valencia province, mostly involving property damage, leaks and traffic disruption.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
That interaction may help preserve gut health and limit tissue damage.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
I shield our disgusting jigsaw puzzle with my body to prevent water damage.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
![]()
Higher oil prices cause inflation that damages the value of bonds, especially longer-dated ones, because a fixed income affords less when the cost of living rises.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
The court required the grower, whose name wasn’t disclosed in court proceedings, to destroy the plants and pay some $23,000 in fees and damages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
The original experiments did not establish that ordinary sucralose consumption damages DNA in people, and European regulators concluded in 2026 that the sweetener remains safe under its currently authorized uses.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 14, 2026
The company alleges total damages to Lineage will amount to more than $1 billion.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
He’d also been convicted of fraud for a scam in which he got an obituary of himself published, then sued the newspaper for libel and damages up to $100 million.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
![]()
Brent crude fell about 1% to below $105, amid hopes that disruption from a damaged Saudi pipeline may be less severe than initially feared.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
If some of these satellites get hacked, damaged, derailed, or destroyed, America’s ability to fight a war would be seriously degraded.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
The distinction matters: the study did not suggest that every beaded axon is damaged.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 17, 2026
These acrylic-based cabin windows are usually made out of two layers or plies, and Saint-Gobain also performs tests to confirm whether the window will survive even if one of those plies gets damaged.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Klava herself was wounded in the leg, and before long, fire began to spread along the wing of their Pe-2 from the damaged engine.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
![]()
In the past, some in the community considered wild boar and deer pests for damaging their gardens and crops, she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
Indeed, a deal in the coming days that ends the fighting in the Middle East could stop an economically damaging global central-bank hiking cycle, which could protect equities, Brooks said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 17, 2026
NRW manager for north-west Wales, Euros Jones, told BBC Radio Wales Breakfast that gold panning was "damaging" and could lead to a "concerning environmental cost".
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Travis, the getaway driver, did, however; his eyewitness account was arguably the most damaging.
From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026
“These will allow you to breathe without damaging your lungs permanently.”
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
![]()
Vocabulary lists containing damage
"Handle with Care"
Looking to grow your vocabulary? Check out this interactive, curated word list from our team of English language specialists at Vocabulary.com – one of over 17,000 lists we've built to help learners worldwide!
"The Clever Magistrate"
Interested in learning more words like this one? Our team at Vocabulary.com has got you covered! You can review flashcards, quiz yourself, practice spelling, and more – and it's all completely free to use!
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964)
Want to remember this word for good? Start your learning journey today with our library of interactive, themed word lists built by the experts at Vocabulary.com – we'll help you make the most of your study time!