Examples of damaging in a Sentence
the damaging effects of the sun on your skin
The storm may produce damaging winds.
He says he has damaging information about the candidate.
The evidence was very damaging to their case.
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Torney was diagnosed with multiple myeloma, an incurable blood cancer with recurring tumors that eat away at bone marrow, damaging bones and the immune system.
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Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
The Hollywood labor landscape will have different contours this year as above-the-line guilds try to reach deals with the studios and streamers and avoid a repeat of the damaging strikes of 2023.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
The weather service's Storm Prediction Center has placed Austin and areas east toward the Texas coast under a level 1 out of 5 risk for isolated severe thunderstorms that could include hail, damaging winds or even a tornado.
—Mary Wasson, Austin American Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
This is most damaging to wool and silk fabrics and leather shoes.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Damaging.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/damaging. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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