Damp is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like dampen or soften. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Damp in a sentence
Related words
Damp meaning
- In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
- Despondent; dispirited, downcast.
- Permitting the possession of alcoholic beverages, but not their sale.
Synonyms of Damp
Using Damp
- The main meaning on this page is: In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist. | Despondent; dispirited, downcast. | Permitting the possession of alcoholic beverages, but not their sale.
- Useful related words include: dampen, soften, deaden, weaken.
- In the example corpus, damp often appears in combinations such as: damp and, and damp, with damp.
Context around Damp
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 10 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Damp
- In this selection, "damp" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, dedicated, rising, usually, issues, dish and cloth stand out and add context to how "damp" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a dedicated damp and mould and a slightly damp picnic blanket. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "damp" sits close to words such as accredited, banners and births, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with damp
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Are you also sick of waiting days for your damp clothes to dry? (13 words)
All of these demands have turned out to be something of a damp squib. (14 words)
And damp homes can make things worse for people who suffer from allergies or asthma. (15 words)
Because it has no moving parts, it will keep on working for decades, during which time the building will continue to be free of rising damp and will remain dry even when the damp proof course in the building has perished or is non-existent. (45 words)
Jen Vinton, group director of housing services at Your Homes Newcastle, said: "We take reports of damp or mould very seriously and have a dedicated Damp and Mould team who are working with our customers to effectively resolve any issues. (40 words)
Aviva said its standard home insurance policies exclude “‘moths, vermin, insects, fungus, damp, rust, wet or dry rot” and said it also excluded damage by insects and that even its Home Emergency add-on would not cover bed bugs. (39 words)
Are you also sick of waiting days for your damp clothes to dry? (13 words)
Example sentences (20)
Jen Vinton, group director of housing services at Your Homes Newcastle, said: "We take reports of damp or mould very seriously and have a dedicated Damp and Mould team who are working with our customers to effectively resolve any issues.
While still slightly warm, take a damp dish cloth and roll your Swiss roll in the damp cloth to avoid cracks.
Because it has no moving parts, it will keep on working for decades, during which time the building will continue to be free of rising damp and will remain dry even when the damp proof course in the building has perished or is non-existent.
Seasons are fairly well defined, and in most of Uruguay spring is usually damp, cool, and windy; summers are warm; autumns are mild; and winters are chilly and uncomfortably damp.
After an ice cream and a sit down on a slightly damp picnic blanket underneath my umbrella we moved closer to the stage as former JLS member Marvin Humes made his Winchester debut.
All of these demands have turned out to be something of a damp squib.
Although a trip to the Fitzwilliam is always a good option when it's damp and drizzly, you might be looking out for new places to visit.
An Aberdeen mum-of-three has said she feels “helpless” about the mould and damp issues in her flat.
And damp homes can make things worse for people who suffer from allergies or asthma.
AN East Lancashire local authority boss has reminded landlords of their responsibilities to tackle mould and damp in their properties following last year's tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak.
Are you also sick of waiting days for your damp clothes to dry?
As a result, Craig, 45, a railway worker, his wife Helen and their two children are being forced to endure bitterly cold and damp rooms.
Aviva said its standard home insurance policies exclude “‘moths, vermin, insects, fungus, damp, rust, wet or dry rot” and said it also excluded damage by insects and that even its Home Emergency add-on would not cover bed bugs.
Because earwigs like to hide in damp and decaying wood, a bug expert at Western University recommends keeping yards clear of debris as a way to avoid earwig encounters.
Before living costs started to rise, more than 98,500 homes in the north already had some form of damp and 1.1 million homes in the north failed 'decent homes' criteria.
Blaan Paterson is in dispute with his local council over his claim that cavity wall insulation has led to nearly a decade of damp conditions.
Community links practitioners (CLPs) are employed to tackle some of the social issues that contribute to poor physical and mental health – poverty, damp, isolation, addiction – but which overstretched GPs don’t have the time or resources to deal with.
Damp or moisture can cause significant issues for historical buildings, such as mould growing on fabrics and wood.
Dealing with damp issues in your property can help keep it warmer due to the effect it has on your heating system, forcing it to work harder to achieve a certain temperature for rooms in your home.
Figures suggest damp is five times more common in private rented homes than in owner-occupied ones.
Common combinations with damp
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- damp and 43×
- and damp 24×
- with damp 18×
- the damp 12×
- in damp 11×
- of damp 10×
- damp cloth 9×
- damp in 9×
- damp or 8×
- damp squib 6×