- present participle of damn.
damning
Example Sentences
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UUP leader Jon Burrows called the judgement "damning"
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
Trade bible Variety called it a "lacerating portrait," while Deadline said the "damning" film had "thrashed" Musk as "petty, narcissistic, megalomaniacal, cruel."
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
It’s hard to read the late secretary’s words as anything but damning with faint praise.
From Salon ● Aug. 20, 2026
This is not as damning a result as it otherwise might seem.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 14, 2026
As far as Moss could tell, Javier enjoyed him through text, but he was so afraid that he’d hear those damning words again: “I’m just not into you like that.”
From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro
