darn

[ UK /dˈɑːn/ ]
[ US /ˈdɑɹn/ ]
VERB
  1. repair by sewing
    darn socks
NOUN
  1. something of little value
    his promise is not worth a damn
    not worth one red cent
    not worth shucks
  2. sewing that repairs a worn or torn hole (especially in a garment)
    her stockings had several mends
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How To Use darn In A Sentence

  • Gideon could see the places where the silver was wearing off the cane and he noticed a good deal of clumsy darning on the inside of the cloak, as though the lining had come away from the backing several times.
  • “‘Now, gentlemen, standing up here before you, I feel a good deal like Pat, and maybe after I’ve spieled along for a while, I may feel so darn small that I’ll be able to crawl into a Pullman hammock with no trouble at all, at all! Chapter 14
  • Amid fireworks, a color guard and torrents of cheers, 62 former Redskins were introduced on Sunday night at FedEx Field, from Carl Kammerer, who played in 1963, to Darnerien McCants, who retired in 2004. Shanahan, McNabb are helping the Redskins recapture their past
  • By "tares" is meant, not what in our husbandry is so called, but some noxious plant, probably darnel. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
  • If you follow my diet, you may not lose weight but, darn it, you can always blame it on someone or something else.
  • And all around her the idiots, the fools, taking her picture, practically bowing before her, treating her like goldarn royalty. Not the End of the World
  • To get the details, a field team has been fitting green darner dragonflies with radio transmitters.
  • I agree that they make difficult platforms from which to shoot but they also make impossible precisely and a helo is a darn sight bigger target than an outboard engine. Army Rumour Service
  • His new tax is so high that people will do their darnedest not to pay it. Times, Sunday Times
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