Sentence examples for damn by from inspiring English sources

The phrase "damn by" is not correct and cannot be used in written English.
It is a misconstruction of the phrase "damned by," which is used to describe something that has been cursed or declared evil. For example, "The old house was damned by the villagers, who claimed that it was haunted."

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Maciunas would take against individuals for no good reason - composer Karlheinz Stockhausen was one - and damn by association those who had anything to do with them.

Who gives a damn?" By that time, Rodgers and Hammerstein were busy producing the film version of Oklahoma!

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And then there is the damning-by-implication ploy (Sarah Palin is a real American, so that must mean you are not).

Pietersen is damned by the division he creates.

He is morally redeemed by the police mission, just as Michaels is morally damned by television.

The "Battlestar Galactica" opening sequence is damned by "The Brady Bunch" problem.

If fainter praise exists, you do not want to be damned by it.

None has been damned by so diverse a range of governments and politicians.

Here is a man who should be damned by all tolerant people.

And when Ofsted return, the progress should be publicly recognised, rather than damned by faint praise.

The First Amendment be damned, by the City Council, if this bill is passed.

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