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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a damning statement" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a statement that strongly criticizes or condemns someone or something.
Example: "The report included a damning statement about the company's unethical practices, which raised serious concerns among investors."
Alternatives: "a condemning remark" or "a scathing comment".
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"Helmsley denied having said that, but her reputation for high living made the comment seem convincing to many, and it proved a damning statement at trial," wrote The Post at the time of her death in 2007.
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Human Rights Watch issued a damning statement on Saturday.
Just before May's speech, the Lib Dems issued a damning statement condemning her plans to ban non-violent extremists.
That sounds like a damning statement, I know, and I feel defeated rather than smug about it.
In a damning statement, Talha's family lashed out at Isis for preying on his "innocence and vulnerability".
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That's a pretty damning statement about this powerful regime, this powerful state that she feels on their advice that she has to leave.
But a source close to the situation claimed that Kazembe made the damning statement only because Madonna fired Banda's sister from serving as her nonprofit's CEO.
Yet, over time, an increasing number of witnesses offered damning statements.
Rebecca Godfrey is the author of Under the Bridge: The True Story of the Murder of Reena Virk.
As you put it, it is a template: She goes through the deposition and all the damning statements that he makes in that deposition that we're talking about now, all of those same damning remarks and admissions.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com