dern
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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“The dern thing sold one million records,” Haymes said, chuckling.
From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2016
But it’s time we stopped being so dern polite.
From Slate • Jun. 25, 2013
But looking dern and being it are entirely different things.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Only one dern spigot out here and it’s on the wrong side of the house,” she groused, twisting the knob that turned the water on.
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
Boy howdy, the floor in there looked like a dern leopard skin!
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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