Explore Darnedest through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Darnedest meaning
Damnedest; most amazing, consternating, etc.
Using Darnedest
- The main meaning on this page is: Damnedest; most amazing, consternating, etc.
- In the example corpus, darnedest often appears in combinations such as: darnedest to, its darnedest.
Context around Darnedest
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 1 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Darnedest
- In this selection, "darnedest" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include do his darnedest to curtail and doing its darnedest to make. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "darnedest" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with darnedest
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Though it’s hard, try your darnedest to stay inside, Donovan said. (12 words)
FYI I am going to try my darnedest to catch that 30 pounder. (13 words)
But we are listening, and we heard it, so we will try our darnedest to make it happen. (18 words)
It isn’t easy muscling your way into prominence in the loaded Bay State Conference, but is doing its darnedest to make life difficult for the big boys. (28 words)
We always understood him exactly as he meant to be understood: He would do his darnedest to curtail illegal immigration and never would abandon the issue. (26 words)
But Trump’s Republican Party is doing its darnedest to undermine that principle by suppressing the votes of African-Americans, Latinos and other Democratic-leaning groups. (26 words)
Given that task, you'd expect BMW to try its darnedest to make sure the X2 stuck out and screamed: "Skip the Lexus dealership! (24 words)
Example sentences (7)
Though it’s hard, try your darnedest to stay inside, Donovan said.
Given that task, you'd expect BMW to try its darnedest to make sure the X2 stuck out and screamed: "Skip the Lexus dealership!
But we are listening, and we heard it, so we will try our darnedest to make it happen.
FYI I am going to try my darnedest to catch that 30 pounder.
It isn’t easy muscling your way into prominence in the loaded Bay State Conference, but is doing its darnedest to make life difficult for the big boys.
We always understood him exactly as he meant to be understood: He would do his darnedest to curtail illegal immigration and never would abandon the issue.
But Trump’s Republican Party is doing its darnedest to undermine that principle by suppressing the votes of African-Americans, Latinos and other Democratic-leaning groups.
Common combinations with darnedest
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- darnedest to 7×
- its darnedest 3×