darned

Example Sentences

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He’s won four Oscars and, more importantly, the ability to do whatever he darned well pleases.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2025

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

From Salon • Jan. 5, 2025

“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

“It’s just a matter of when, not if. He’s too darned good.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 21, 2023

The stranger was wearing an extremely shabby set of wizard’s robes that had been darned in several places.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling