danged
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of danged
First recorded in 1870–75
Example Sentences
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After that, it was still pretty danged great.
From Slate • Jul. 4, 2021
It’s danged gorgeous to look at but perhaps my favorite thing is the pacing of the game, which is relatively slow and punctuated by moments of action and surprise.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2020
By a child's measure, I grew up in the danged Stone Age, back when we had to actually call places for directions and used ditto machines to make our worksheets.
From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2019
“It’s expensive, but the fact that we can do it is pretty danged hopeful,” she said.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2018
Stand on one foot and then the other reading the whole danged board, and seems like everybody got something to sell, or want to be hired, nobody wants to buy.
From "Shiloh" by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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