damn
verb (used with object)
to declare (something) to be bad, unfit, invalid, or illegal.
was damning
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past progressiveof damn.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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"It was damning that Butler cited Judge Cannon’s stated intention to release the names of witnesses as why he chose to preemptively reveal his identity," Aganga-Williams said.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2024
His conclusion at the inquest in April 2019 was damning.
From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2024
What she found parsing through all of that data was damning.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 26, 2023
The jury’s final report, released early this week and totaling 91 pages, was damning.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2022
But I was damning him most heartily for the prank he played me.
From The Hidden Children by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
