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How do you use Damnedest in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Damnedest in a sentence

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Damnedest | Damned

Damnedest meaning

superlative form of damned: most damned; surprising, remarkable, amazing.

Using Damnedest

  • The main meaning on this page is: superlative form of damned: most damned; surprising, remarkable, amazing.
  • In the example corpus, damnedest often appears in combinations such as: damnedest to, their damnedest.

Context around Damnedest

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Damnedest

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

do our damnedest to work 1× doing their damnedest to live 1× tried my damnedest to figure 1× try their damnedest to get 1× trying their damnedest to nudge 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

even wal mart 1× for sixty some 1× then he blew 1× twenty years ago 1× we run town 1×

Common sentence endings:

a car kvetching 1× amounts of cash 1× because c mon 1× n roll dreams 1× solve your problems 1×

Words around Damnedest

Just before it in the word index:

damned 231 damndest 4 damnation 42 damnatio 11 damnati 4 damnably 5

Just after it in the word index:

damning 320 damnit 2 damnoen 2 damo 10 damoah 4 damocles 19

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadujeevitham 7 aani 7 aapp 7 aarne 7 aaronic 7 aasa 7

Corpus analysis for Damnedest

  • In this selection, "damnedest" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include do our damnedest to work and doing their damnedest to live. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "damnedest" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aapp, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with damnedest

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Even Wal-Mart stores try their damnedest to get rid of unnecessarily large amounts of cash. (16 words)

Then he blew them all off and made them look the fool – now they’re trying their damnedest to nudge god along because c’mon. (25 words)

Twenty years ago, Kennedy and his friends in the Spokane band the Mayfield Four were doing their damnedest to live out their rock 'n' roll dreams. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

For sixty-some years, I’ve tried my damnedest to figure out a way to either have a good time strapped into the back seat of a car among those who swim in your gene pool, or behind the wheel of a car, kvetching. (44 words)

We run Town Hall on an open door policy, and we hope you call ahead and make an appointment with us, whenever possible, and we will do our damnedest to work with you to solve your problems. (37 words)

Twenty years ago, Kennedy and his friends in the Spokane band the Mayfield Four were doing their damnedest to live out their rock 'n' roll dreams. (26 words)

Example sentences (5)

For sixty-some years, I’ve tried my damnedest to figure out a way to either have a good time strapped into the back seat of a car among those who swim in your gene pool, or behind the wheel of a car, kvetching.

Even Wal-Mart stores try their damnedest to get rid of unnecessarily large amounts of cash.

Then he blew them all off and made them look the fool – now they’re trying their damnedest to nudge god along because c’mon.

Twenty years ago, Kennedy and his friends in the Spokane band the Mayfield Four were doing their damnedest to live out their rock 'n' roll dreams.

We run Town Hall on an open door policy, and we hope you call ahead and make an appointment with us, whenever possible, and we will do our damnedest to work with you to solve your problems.

Common combinations with damnedest

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "damnedest" in a sentence?
An example: "For sixty-some years, I’ve tried my damnedest to figure out a way to either have a good time strapped into the back seat of a car among those who swim in your gene pool, or behind the wheel of a car, kvetching." This page contains 5 example sentences with the word "damnedest" from authentic English texts.
What does "damnedest" mean?
Damnedest means: superlative form of damned: most damned; surprising, remarkable, amazing.
How many example sentences with "damnedest" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 5 example sentences with "damnedest", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.