How to Use damned in a Sentence

damned

1 of 2 adjective
  • Haters be damned, the crowd knew the words.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Tech be damned, zombies still want to eat brains.
    — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Jan. 2026
  • Ratings be damned, this felt like one step too far.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026
  • Think that blinking red light on your dash doesn’t do a damned thing?
    — Clifford Atiyeh, Car and Driver, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Nix is not a question, his ankle be damned.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 June 2026
  • The man cannot help himself, visions be damned.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 29 June 2026
  • Some people are damned to always clap on the one and the three.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2020
  • Ian had to learn the whole damned catalog, and these new songs.
    — Jonathan Cohen, Variety, 4 Mar. 2022
  • And there wasn't a damned thing anyone was going to do about it.
    — Joseph Gerth, The Courier-Journal, 13 June 2020
  • The laws of physics be damned – giving of yourself builds more of you.
    — Carolyn Hax, idahostatesman, 4 May 2017
  • The laws of physics be damned — giving of yourself builds more of you.
    — Carolyn Hax, The Seattle Times, 5 May 2017
  • And ideals — even those which help keep the republic — be damned.
    — John Kass, Twin Cities, 23 Feb. 2017
  • And there are still some good deals, new-era Steam Sale be damned.
    — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 22 June 2017
  • Ross isn’t afraid to put his own spin on the classics, either—purists be damned.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The football gods are past due to give the Dolphins a damned break.
    — Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
  • But injuries be damned, everyone on the team was ready to go.
    — Idaho Statesman, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Yeah, it’s truly damned by the power of its forebear.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Are the words of a young man, already damned, looking for somebody to love.
    — Vulture, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Get the meaning down, errors be damned, then run it through the software.
    — Lisa Wood Shapiro, WIRED, 18 June 2018
  • Most every game is a scrap, opponent's record be damned.
    — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Thoughts and prayers and flags ordered to be hung at half-staff, none of which is doing a damned thing.
    — Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Lyoya’s name was added to a list of such victims that was already far too damned long.
    — Issac Bailey, CNN, 21 Apr. 2022
  • The difference between the damned and the saved came down to three factors.
    — George Packer, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Or better yet, advertisers be damned, just run over and have fun with it.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Trying your luck from distance is seen as the final resort, a last refuge for the damned.
    — New York Times, 12 Feb. 2021
  • No, this one, beautiful or damned, felt under the weight of a burden.
    — Cathy Horyn, The Cut, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Leave the banzai racing to Daron Rahlves (who’s damned good at it).
    — Al Saracevic, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 Feb. 2018
  • Just overpowered the damned thing on the strength of his conviction.
    — Bruce Jenkins, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 May 2021
  • The resource bit is where many players’ eyes might glaze over — there’s just so damned much to collect and spend.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
  • The result is one of the finest rock albums of 2025, genre be damned.
    — Ian Cohen, Pitchfork, 5 Aug. 2025

damned

2 of 2 adverb
  • Be so damned vivid that Biden would look even paler than usual.
    — Frank Bruni New York Times, Star Tribune, 30 Sep. 2020
  • And its death is both spectacular as well as just plain old damned weird.
    — Phil Plait, Discover Magazine, 10 Oct. 2012
  • Jeff looks at things very straightforwardly and is damned fearless, right?
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Funny at times, for sure, but still pretty damned disturbing.
    — Will Harris, EW.com, 20 Oct. 2023
  • That, in fact, is what makes this deceptively placid, supremely wry movie so damned moving.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2023
  • But despite the lingering feeling that there could be something more there, God of War Ragnarök is still damned good.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2022
  • And damned if Love isn’t willing to talk, sometimes candidly and other times in maddeningly vague terms, about all the hell she’s gone through to get to right now.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
  • That said, if The Club can take two in Minneapolis, a 5-4 roadie will look pretty damned good.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 22 June 2021
  • This far into Netflix's existence, the subscription model is very clearly volume and has been, second quarter downturn excluded, working pretty damned well.
    — Tim Goodman, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 July 2019
  • Listening to Gish, recently reissued on vinyl for its 35th anniversary, is a good reminder that the Smashing Pumpkins started out a damned fine rock band.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 2 June 2026
  • To take just one example from many hundreds, consider this conical, solid brass paperweight from minimalist Swedish firm Les Few, which will weigh down your expense reports and look damned good doing it.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But Cleveland State was, in fact, a damned good basketball team, as were most of the double-digit seed winners in NCAA Tournament history.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 2026

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