as in freaking
deserving of one's condemnation or displeasure
this damnable couch is falling apart
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Recent Examples of damnable
And what a damnable lie that was.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2021
The damnable words of some philosopher then consider the many facets of your demise by shotgun blast.
—Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 10 Dec. 2022
The movie probes that damnable casual attitude about having co-equal political influence.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Jan. 2022
That painful, damnable stand-off should be crucial to Branagh’s recall.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 Nov. 2021
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Chris Willman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2021
The damnable words of some philosopher then consider the many facets of your demise by shotgun blast.
—Luther Ray Abel, National Review, 10 Dec. 2022
The movie probes that damnable casual attitude about having co-equal political influence.
—Armond White, National Review, 5 Jan. 2022
That painful, damnable stand-off should be crucial to Branagh’s recall.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 Nov. 2021
See all Example Sentences for damnable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for damnable
Adjective
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Eponyms such as these provide a tantalizing backstory to our everyday language, but how many of us are aware of the eponymous character—the cursed figure of Tantalus—who lies behind the word?—
Daniel Seifert,
JSTOR Daily,
5 Feb. 2025
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The malevolence of this cursed banger will plague and stimulate clubs, dance floors, and Juneteenths for generations.—
Stephen Kearse,
Vulture,
4 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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There have been plenty of terrible Oscar hosts over the years but this was a car crash that could easily have been avoided.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
15 Feb. 2025
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Secrets bob to the surface like drowning victims from the deep until nobody — not even the reader — can easily separate the terrible truth from even more terrible fictions.—
M.L. Rio,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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My heart was already pounding from the awful climb, but there was a sudden thrill and exhilaration.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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Vanderbilt Profile Strengths: Competitive metrics, no bad losses, headliner wins vs. Kentucky and Tennessee. Profile Weaknesses: No key road/neutral wins, awful nonconference SOS.—
Jim Root,
The Athletic,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The wildfires scorching Southern California are turning entire neighborhoods into ash, decimating expensive properties and exacerbating an insurance crisis that predates the infernal blazes.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
16 Jan. 2025
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Because of the infernal heat and swamplike humidity at Beech Bend, there was a lot of prep work to be done before the Nostalgia Nationals elimination rounds could commence.—
Rachel Kushner,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Dec. 2024
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The watch measure 44 mm, is made from blasted titanium and features a honeycomb skeletonization of the case that reduces the weight by 50 percent, Ross told Robb Report.—
Allen Farmelo,
Robb Report,
6 Dec. 2024
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When the moment of triumph finally arrived, with a blasted inside-in forehand to the postage stamp corner of the court, Djokovic, 37, crouched to his knees and immediately succumbed to the first set of tears.—
Matthew Futterman,
The Athletic,
4 Aug. 2024
Adjective
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Must be able to play an accursed whalebone lyre while consuming five sticks of unsalted butter.—
Keaton Patti,
The New Yorker,
16 Aug. 2019
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The others have tried to forget all about it, and have managed to put some distance between themselves and their accursed hometown.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
3 Sep. 2019
Adjective
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Summary Flatulence that smells like rotten eggs is common and is caused by eating foods containing sulfur.—
Laura Dorwart,
Verywell Health,
15 Jan. 2025
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There is something rotten about it, and its been that way for a large sample size now.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
15 Jan. 2025
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“Damnable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/damnable. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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