darned

Example Sentences

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

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

Nobody begrudges Watkins’ success because she still seems so darned untainted by it.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 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

Shoot the darned puck, and stop pretending they’re the 1977 Montreal Canadiens, 1985 Edmonton Oilers or even the 2022 Colorado Avalanche.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 21, 2022

“Okay. Let’s eat. This is good, darned good; in fact, the best meal I’ve ever eaten.”

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George