How to Use be damned in a Sentence

be damned

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  • Winning, then and now, is the thing — style points be damned.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 July 2023
  • But as the title states, these soldiers may be damned from the get-go.
    — Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2024
  • Jones has to saddle up again, aching joints be damned, to take them down.
    — A.a. Dowd, Rolling Stone, 1 July 2023
  • Swift vengeance is the order of the day, consequences be damned.
    — Eric Alterman, The New Republic, 27 Oct. 2023
  • But this isn’t just a case of Lush standing up for what’s right, profits be damned.
    — Kara McGrath, Allure, 10 July 2023
  • Outcomes be damned at this point, be proud to wear the Union Blue sweater and put it to your opponent from the drop.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
  • That would have been Durant, sixth in the league in scoring this past season, age be damned.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 23 June 2025
  • Mourning be damned; there are bodies to bag and papers to sign.
    — Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 16 May 2025
  • Summer heat be damned, the singer added a gray beanie to his look, and, for a pop of color, green-rimmed sunglasses.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 27 June 2024
  • No cotton this time and songbirds be damned — the king of this valley had spoken.
    — Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Brighton Beach can be a relentless show-off that way, your feelings be damned.
    — Rachel Sonis, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Funny is in the ear of the listener, but perhaps the proof is in the empire, cornerstone be damned.
    — Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • And if Dončić is going to play like this — critics be damned — it’s bound to get even better in Luka Land.
    — Sam Amick, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The Oilers may finally be ready to step back into the light, curses be damned.
    — Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
  • And sometimes, during the heat of summer, anglers just want to get out and have some action (five pounders be damned).
    — Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 3 July 2024
  • The album cover’s funky shade of green has become the unofficial hue of the year, Pantone be damned.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2024
  • In an era when people with platforms tend to be obsessed with their own certitude, facts be damned, this is a breath of fresh air.
    — Longreads, 18 Dec. 2024
  • In an era when people with platforms tend to be obsessed with their own certitude, facts be damned, this is a breath of fresh air.
    — Longreads, 27 Sep. 2024
  • A little one who wants to play during nap time, convenience to others be damned.
    — Priscilla Posada, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2025
  • While the songs were quickly embraced and added to the Drake canon—future ghostwriting rumours be damned—the cover alone was an overnight hit.
    — Hazlitt, 6 July 2022
  • The show’s creative team claims a five-episode season was the plan all along, scathing criticism be damned; HBO has not come out and said the series has been cancelled.
    — Chris Vognar, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2023
  • Bird flu, be damned, Americans want their crunchy chicken.
    — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Minibus taxis zoomed through the congestion, pedestrians be damned.
    — Lee-Ann Olwage, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Reminding Scott of a young Harris, the director knew Mescal was his Lucius — doubters be damned.
    — EW.com, 22 Oct. 2024
  • Critics be damned, John Waters is not afraid to drop a cinematic hot take.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
  • That the Republican wave will sweep away all before it, rules, traditions, and norms be damned.
    — Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Mark Kampf was determined to count the ballots by hand, lawsuit after lawsuit against him be damned.
    — Philip Elliott, TIME, 9 Oct. 2024
  • The romance train rolls on, logic and reality be damned.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
  • In the final scene of the season, adult Shauna gleefully drops her mask, consequences be damned.
    — Hunter Ingram, Variety, 27 May 2025
  • In the season finale of Hacks, Deborah searched for a loophole that might allow the comedian to take the stage, contractual non-compete, be damned.
    — Nick Caruso, TVLine, 29 May 2025

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