damns

One of the most striking pieces is a brief letter written to Mrs Patrick Campbell in 1918 when Shaw learned of the death of her son; it ends with an outburst, a string of "damns" and "oh dears" and though it may have been written in part with an eye for effect, this rare loss for words feels honest and desperate and all the more moving as a result.

On War by George Bernard Shaw 2010

One of the reporter-panelists asked Kennedy about a Republican official's demand that he apologize to Nixon for the fact that former president Truman, famous for his "damns" and "hells," had "bluntly suggested where the vice president and the Republican Party could go."

A Shockproof Electorate 2008

That said, what's a few "damns" and "hells" between two women who love each other.

Deborah Douglas: Trips With Mom 2008

Researchers for the Parents Television Council - a conservative watchdog group - counted the "damns" and "hells" and a whole bunch of other words that can't be repeated in a family newspaper.

THE NEWS BLOG 2003

Someone really must institute a close season for "damns" or they won't any longer be funny on the stage; and, since to laugh in theatres has become a national duty, that, in the present state of the wit market, would be privation indeed.

Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 152, February 7, 1917 Various

It was not the tipsy singing she had heard in the morning; it was jumpy, tuneless singing; she guessed that it was assisting in the process of shaving, for she heard a few "damns" peppering the song, which suggested that his shaky hand was wielding the razor badly.

Captivity M. Leonora Eyles 1924

He is no pessimist and he is not sour; there are a good many "damns" and "hells" in his verse, because, whatever he lacks, he does not lack emphasis.

The Advance of English Poetry in the Twentieth Century William Lyon Phelps 1904

'If the "damns" have set up, you may as well let the ladies go,' said I.

The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Volume 8 George Meredith 1868

'If the "damns" have set up, you may as well let the ladies go,' said I.

Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith George Meredith 1868

'If the "damns" have set up, you may as well let the ladies go,' said I.

The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete George Meredith 1868