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
They try their darndest to return to their mates.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
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
Musk is trying his darndest to buy Twitter anyway.
From Slate ● Apr. 19, 2022
“But I’ll do my darndest to figure it out,” he says, and I allow myself a small surge of hope.
From "A Mango-Shaped Space" by Wendy Mass
