darned

Example Sentences

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The narrative backdrop is that after 32 years of who-coulda-thunk-it rampages, humankind is tired of dealing with the darned things.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 30, 2025

Yeah, I expect some hate mail for "Promethean," because it sounds so darned elitist and stupid all at once.

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

But he’ll be darned if he stops writing about it.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2024

“It may be darned important that we have some ability to have those arms come here, rather than go somewhere else,” the State Department official concluded.

From Slate • Nov. 22, 2023

I looked at her and darned if she didn’t haul off and wink at me.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls