darned

[US]/dɑ:nd/
[UK]/dɑrnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. absurd; detestable; damn
adv. detestably; absurdly
v. to mend

Phrases & Collocations

darned annoying

darned cute

darned good

darned tired

Example Sentences

you have to work a darned sight harder.

I did my darnedest to finish on time.

My socks have been darned again and again.

Well, I’ll be darned! Isn’t that Lisa over there?

That darned printer keeps jamming.

I can't find my darned keys anywhere!

She's a darned good cook.

The darned traffic is always terrible during rush hour.

I hate that darned alarm clock.

He's a darned good singer.

The darned weather ruined our picnic.

I can't stand that darned cat scratching the furniture.

The darned internet connection is so slow today.

I'm so tired of dealing with that darned leaky faucet.

Real-world Examples

While he darned the stocking his face became rigid with thought.

Source: Returning Home

They may be darned sharp, but they're not quite sharp enough to catch a Washoe hunter.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

Moreover, as he darned he smoked a pipe, the stem and bowl of which were red also.

Source: Returning Home

I don't care about knuckling under to any man, as these folk do to their darned Prophet.

Source: A Study in Scarlet by Sherlock Holmes

" Never heard of her, " said the grain man. " But she must be a darned good teacher."

Source: The Trumpet Swan

I bent down to pick up a book, and I'll be darned if she didn't sneak a look at my derriere.

Source: Young Sheldon - Season 1

Guidance? - It was the darnedest thing.

Source: Legends of Tomorrow Season 2

Will you look at that. l'll be darned.

Source: Everybody Loves Raymond Season 3

Well, I'll be darned. How are you? Mighty glad to see you.

Source: Beauty and Destruction (Part 2)

" I said before you were darned plucky. But that doesn't alter facts" .

Source: Hidden danger

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