Examples of damaging in a Sentence
the damaging effects of the sun on your skin
The storm may produce damaging winds.
He says he has damaging information about the candidate.
The evidence was very damaging to their case.
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Robots companies are barely talking about security in public, despite how damaging even the perception of an unsecured robot might be.
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, severe storms may span from eastern Texas and western Louisiana up through southern Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, bringing risks of damaging winds, hail, lightning and isolated tornadoes, according to the outlet.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
That idea of breaking people down and then building them up is so damaging.
—Erin McMullen, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Hurricane warnings are in place over Portugal’s Azores islands, where Hurricane Gabrielle is expected to bring damaging winds, coastal flooding and destructive waves Thursday night and Friday.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 25 Sep. 2025
On Wednesday, severe storms may span from eastern Texas and western Louisiana up through southern Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, bringing risks of damaging winds, hail, lightning and isolated tornadoes, according to the outlet.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
That idea of breaking people down and then building them up is so damaging.
—Erin McMullen, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
Hurricane warnings are in place over Portugal’s Azores islands, where Hurricane Gabrielle is expected to bring damaging winds, coastal flooding and destructive waves Thursday night and Friday.
—Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 25 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for damaging
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“Damaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damaging. Accessed 26 Sep. 2025.
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