darnedest
noun
(used euphemistically) damnedest.
darndest
-
a variation of
darnedest.
Example Sentences
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Kevin Warsh, the new chairman of the Federal Reserve, vows that he’s going to do his darndest to bring inflation back down to the central bank’s official 2% target.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
“We do our darndest to deliver safe, effective, high-quality care in these scenarios, but we run into limits there,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2025
“Kids and adults alike are constantly flushing the darndest of objects down their toilet bowls,” the blog says.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 17, 2023
The journalist notes that in recent years, unions have been "popping up in the darndest places" and that employees of Amazon, Trader Joe's, Starbucks and Apple have been "organizing or advocating to start unions."
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2022
"I've had the darndest time. This one"--shaking her head at Cohn--"didn't come home for lunch."
From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway
