1
: bringing damnation
a damning sin
2
: causing or leading to condemnation or ruin
presented some damning testimony
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Examples of damning in a Sentence
a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars
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The video footage provides damning proof that this was a brutal and senseless killing of a young man who was simply enjoying time alone with his dog while video chatting with his girlfriend.
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Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 31 May 2024
After the damning verdict, everyone seemed to rush for the partisan ramparts.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
There is no discussion about what Trump said in the boardroom, about how the damning evidence was caught on tape.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
That’s why one of the most damning moments for Trump may have actually come from Hope Hicks, Trump’s former White House press aide who, unlike Cohen, has never spoken out against her former boss.
—Tessa Berenson Rogers, TIME, 30 May 2024
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Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 31 May 2024
After the damning verdict, everyone seemed to rush for the partisan ramparts.
—Calvin Woodward, Chicago Tribune, 31 May 2024
There is no discussion about what Trump said in the boardroom, about how the damning evidence was caught on tape.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 30 May 2024
That’s why one of the most damning moments for Trump may have actually come from Hope Hicks, Trump’s former White House press aide who, unlike Cohen, has never spoken out against her former boss.
—Tessa Berenson Rogers, TIME, 30 May 2024
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“Damning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damning. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
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