damning
adjective
causing incrimination.
damningly
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a word derived from
damning.
Example Sentences
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Ms. Riseborough is unrecognizable as the smoky wraith, a sort of corpse bride whose eyeballs are blank and who wafts damningly through Scrooge’s consciousness.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 12, 2026
“The prevailing narrative is that inflation remains damningly high, but 2.5% is not that far from the Fed’s 2% goal,” said Bob Edwards, chief investment officer at Edwards Asset Management.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Perhaps most damningly, Posobiec listed a Maryland address—the same one he and his wife show in social media posts—more than a dozen times in his 2024 political contributions, according to Federal Election Commission filings.
From Slate ● Oct. 3, 2025
Gore Vidal was correct when he damningly observed that the American people do not have a memory of the last week.
From Salon ● Sep. 24, 2024
Much was in cipher and contractions, but some names stood out damningly.
From The Path of the King by John Buchan
