darned

Example Sentences

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Just pretend that it’s a fictional biopic a la “The Brutalist” and go see the darned thing already.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 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

Something that felt like a big old wasp’s nest got all wadded up in my throat and darned if I didn’t bawl a little, too.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls