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
Mama would’ve been hollering at me, asking me what in the world was wrong with me and can’t I go one dern day without causing trouble.
From "Wish" by Barbara O'Connor
She couldn’t make up to me with a dern sugar lump.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
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