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

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

It was silly, perhaps, to think he could keep ahead of the trouble he knew was coming, but darned if he wasn’t going to try anyway.

From "A Tangle of Knots" by Lisa Graff