How to Use damaging in a Sentence

damaging

adjective
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  • The evidence was very damaging to their case.
  • The storm may produce damaging winds.
  • He says he has damaging information about the candidate.
  • The main threats will be large hail and damaging winds.
    — David Montesino, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
  • The main threat will be damaging wind, with gusts of around 40 mph at night.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The enhanced risk of storms in the area will mainly lead to damaging winds.
    — Shanna Kelly, BostonGlobe.com, 12 July 2022
  • Some of these could be severe with a threat for damaging winds and hail.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Large hail and damaging winds will be the main threats in Thursday’s storms.
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 May 2024
  • Lightning and damaging wind gusts are the main threats.
    — Katie Wiseman, The Indianapolis Star, 6 Aug. 2024
  • With school rules about not damaging walls, a student needs to plan ahead.
    — Sacramento Bee, 30 Jan. 2024
  • The ink is turned on and off with UV light, but not any kind of UV light that's going to be damaging to your skin.
    — Hedy Phillips, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • There will be damaging wind gusts going up to 50 mph to 70 mph, NWS said.
    — Elainie Barraza, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2023
  • These sit on the surface of the skin and deflect and scatter damaging UVA rays away.
    — Chelsea Burns, womenshealthmag.com, 25 Apr. 2023
  • This zero blame game is damaging to the female cause as a whole.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 17 Aug. 2022
  • But even then, there is a wait before action and the wait is damaging.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
  • The heat will be more damaging than a few extra days of no washing.
    — Tatjana Freund, ELLE, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Because of the location, a loss for Utah would be far more damaging than a defeat for the Buffs.
    — Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 28 Jan. 2024
  • So first of all, don’t make something that is going to be damaging.
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 16 May 2023
  • This second round could be severe with a threat for large hail and damaging winds.
    — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 10 June 2023
  • The heat has already sparked damaging wildfires and stressed the state's power grid.
    — Editors, USA TODAY, 5 Sep. 2022
  • The car jumped a curb and hit two trees, badly damaging and splitting apart the vehicle.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Be sure to wear proper eclipse glasses to view solar eclipses safely as the sun's light can be damaging to the eye.
    — Rachel Fadem and Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 July 2022
  • That’s a more damaging result than anything that happens on the field in 2022.
    — Christopher L. Gasper, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2022
  • From heat to damaging rains, this summer looks like a pivot point.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Aug. 2022
  • Unlike rug pads that use floor adhesives that might be damaging, this rug pad grips rather than sticks to the floor.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Here is the outlook for Monday: The strongest storms on both Sunday and Monday could bring more of the same: damaging winds, hail and heavy rain.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 17 June 2023
  • The storms will bring frequent lightning and damaging winds.
    — Adam Klotz, Fox News, 7 July 2022
  • Tight clothing may stretch faster and, as fibers pull away from each other, more damaging UV rays can pass through and reach your skin.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 10 May 2023
  • On Wednesday evening, when the storm moves in, there's a chance for damaging winds, hail and even an isolated tornado in Texas.
    — Max Golembo, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The heavy rain triggered evacuations and closures as damaging mudslides were left in the wake of the wildfire-ravage region.
    — Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 14 Feb. 2025

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