dang

Example Sentences

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In an online tribute, Smashing Pumpkins front man Billy Corgan wrote: “Finally, the dang secret is out! Their place among the greats secure, their influence on the generations patently obvious.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

“I used to sit in those meetings, saying I’m pretty dang sure that our competitors’ CEOs are not sitting in these weekly engineering reviews and not driving their companies as fast,” McNeill said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026

Speeches that deviate from the ubiquitous laundry list of thank yous always get more attention, whether they’re political or not, for the simple reason that they’re so dang unusual.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

“Silver Lake doesn’t give a dang about your Open Source ideals. It just wants a return on capital.”

From Slate • Oct. 11, 2024

“I swanny to God, I seen one a-them cats jump up on Loma’s kitchen stove last night! Tiptoed across thet red-hot stove on his dang claws and et right out of the pot!”

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns