damn
verb (used with object)
to declare (something) to be bad, unfit, invalid, or illegal.
had damned
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past perfectof damn.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Burt Ross, 78, a former mayor of Fort Lee, N.J., who lost millions of dollars investing with Mr. Madoff, said that betrayal of trust was part of what had damned Mr. Madoff in his eyes.
From New York Times ● Apr. 14, 2021
The man they had damned as "imbued with an inordinate ambition ... to dictate the course of the industry" got the power to do just that.
From Time Magazine Archive
The Georgia house had damned good cause to bar him.
From Time Magazine Archive
Henry Adams had damned the place with the faintest of praise.
From Time Magazine Archive
The last time I had done that, I had damned myself.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
