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Examples of damaging in a Sentence
the damaging effects of the sun on your skin
The storm may produce damaging winds.
He says he has damaging information about the candidate.
The evidence was very damaging to their case.
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Name lists are recycled every six years, but names can be retired if a storm is particularly strong or damaging, such as Katrina in 2005 or Harvey in 2017.
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2024
Creatives in the music industry, as well as both Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) have pushed back against the unmitigated usage of AI as potentially damaging to art in general and to their jobs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024
That damaging comment could cost Trump votes in swing-state Wisconsin, prompting some lawmakers to spin it as a commentary on crime, which is actually down sharply in the Brew City and nationwide, or vote fraud.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
Floods followed the fire, killing a 12-year-old girl who was caught in the floodwaters and damaging or destroying properties in the area.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
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Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 18 June 2024
Creatives in the music industry, as well as both Writers Guild of America (WGA) and Screen Actors Guild (SAG-AFTRA) have pushed back against the unmitigated usage of AI as potentially damaging to art in general and to their jobs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 17 June 2024
That damaging comment could cost Trump votes in swing-state Wisconsin, prompting some lawmakers to spin it as a commentary on crime, which is actually down sharply in the Brew City and nationwide, or vote fraud.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 June 2024
Floods followed the fire, killing a 12-year-old girl who was caught in the floodwaters and damaging or destroying properties in the area.
—Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 14 June 2024
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“Damaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damaging. Accessed 30 Jun. 2024.
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