How to Use damaging in a Sentence

damaging

adjective

• The evidence was very damaging to their case.
• The storm may produce damaging winds.
• He says he has damaging information about the candidate.
• Two-thirds of the country could get heavy snow and potentially damaging winds.
  — Harold Maass, The Week, 22 Dec. 2022
• There’s plenty of evidence that overwork is damaging to our health and the health of our organizations.
  — Harvard Business Review, 17 Oct. 2024
• But reopening the country so long after the last vaccination campaign could be damaging.
  — Alexandra Stevenson, New York Times, 2 Dec. 2022
• The series, so far, holds back on delving into some of the most damaging allegations that the couple have previously made.
  — Max Colchester and Sarah Ball, WSJ, 8 Dec. 2022
• Eventually, the autolysosomes burst and released their toxic enzymes, damaging and slowly killing the cell.
  — Quanta Magazine, 8 Dec. 2022
• Given the controversial mogul’s current arrest and allegations, being linked to him or his parties is damaging to one’s reputation.
  — Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 23 Oct. 2024
• The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds.
  — David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
• The main threat will be damaging wind, with gusts of around 40 mph at night.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2024
• Some of these could be severe with a threat for damaging winds and hail.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
• Large hail and damaging winds will be the main threats in Thursday’s storms.
  — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2024
• Lightning and damaging wind gusts are the main threats.
  — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Aug. 2024
• With school rules about not damaging walls, a student needs to plan ahead.
  — Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
• The ink is turned on and off with UV light, but not any kind of UV light that's going to be damaging to your skin.
  — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
• There will be damaging wind gusts going up to 50 mph to 70 mph, NWS said.
  — Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2023
• These sit on the surface of the skin and deflect and scatter damaging UVA rays away.
  — Chelsea Burns, womenshealthmag.com, 25 Apr. 2023
• Because of the location, a loss for Utah would be far more damaging than a defeat for the Buffs.
  — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
• So first of all, don’t make something that is going to be damaging.
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 16 May 2023
• This second round could be severe with a threat for large hail and damaging winds.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 10 June 2023
• Unlike rug pads that use floor adhesives that might be damaging, this rug pad grips rather than sticks to the floor.
  — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
• Here is the outlook for Monday: The strongest storms on both Sunday and Monday could bring more of the same: damaging winds, hail and heavy rain.
  — Leigh Morgan, al, 17 June 2023
• Tight clothing may stretch faster and, as fibers pull away from each other, more damaging UV rays can pass through and reach your skin.
  — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2023
• The urban areas along the Colorado front range have very high risks for large damaging and lethal wildfires.
  — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 14 Aug. 2024
• This land movement is so gigantic and so damaging, that one city should not have to bear the burden alone.
  — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2024
• Tape-ins can be damaging to your hair and the breakage will be far worse if the wefts are not installed by a professional.
  — Tayler Adigun, Allure, 25 Mar. 2024
• If that happens, large to very large hail and damaging winds will be possible.
  — Gabriella Ybarra, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2023
• Large hail up to the size of a golf ball, damaging winds up to 70 mph and flooding were possible, officials said.
  — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 5 Apr. 2023
• The main threats include a few tornadoes and scattered damaging wind gusts up to 75 mph.
  — Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 3 Mar. 2023

Last Updated: 16 Nov 2024