damndest

Example Sentences

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He rang his boss, the head of the political section: "I said, you know, Jim, this is the damndest thing."

From BBC • May 6, 2019

Marvel has an extensive catalogue of characters to anoint as the next generation of Avengers; it’s also doing its damndest to make the X-Men cool again.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2019

They lost, 16-12,They lost, 16-12, but Zebo was outstanding, taking his catches, making his tackles, and doing his damndest to break the gainline.

From The Guardian • Feb. 9, 2013

One had to do with the other: The simpler the system was, the less the players had to worry about anything but trying their damndest to execute it.

From New York Times • Feb. 4, 2012

We did our damndest, which angels can't do no more.

From The Valley of the Giants by Kyne, Peter B. (Peter Bernard)