1
: bringing damnation
a damning sin
2
: causing or leading to condemnation or ruin
presented some damning testimony
Examples of damning in a Sentence
a damning flaw in the program cost the company millions of dollars
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Most damning of all was completely changing his formation last-minute before March’s 2-0 loss to Aston Villa.
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Perhaps most damning for Musk’s case, both OpenAI and Apple have urged the court to agree that Musk cannot show harm since none of his firms make smartphones.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Perhaps most damning, Walsh was given two lie detector tests following the murder.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Already, a lawsuit settlement with the estate has caused HBO to stop streaming the damning and persuasive Leaving Neverland.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Perhaps most damning for Musk’s case, both OpenAI and Apple have urged the court to agree that Musk cannot show harm since none of his firms make smartphones.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 15 May 2026
Perhaps most damning, Walsh was given two lie detector tests following the murder.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Already, a lawsuit settlement with the estate has caused HBO to stop streaming the damning and persuasive Leaving Neverland.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Damning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damning. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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