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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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The flip side of having such a significant impact is that poor leadership can be incredibly damaging.
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Ryan Minton, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
The National Weather Service predicts strong to severe storms Tuesday afternoon and evening, with damaging winds likely.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Sep. 2024
The lawsuit, filed in Texas state court on Thursday, accuses SpaceX employees of trespassing and damaging land near the U.S.-Mexico border that Cards Against Humanity purchased in 2017.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
After the board took its first vote to intervene in the neighboring Tulare Lake subbasin in April, farmers sued in an effort to overturn the decision, arguing the state’s demands are unreasonable and damaging to the local economy.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
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Ryan Minton, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
The National Weather Service predicts strong to severe storms Tuesday afternoon and evening, with damaging winds likely.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 24 Sep. 2024
The lawsuit, filed in Texas state court on Thursday, accuses SpaceX employees of trespassing and damaging land near the U.S.-Mexico border that Cards Against Humanity purchased in 2017.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Sep. 2024
After the board took its first vote to intervene in the neighboring Tulare Lake subbasin in April, farmers sued in an effort to overturn the decision, arguing the state’s demands are unreasonable and damaging to the local economy.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Damaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damaging. Accessed 29 Sep. 2024.
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