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
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
Still, I don’t know why it took him so long to back out of the danged driveway.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2018
“It’s expensive, but the fact that we can do it is pretty danged hopeful,” she said.
From New York Times • Nov. 20, 2018
“Appalachian Trail? You must be a danged fool. What time you wanna go?”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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