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How to use damp in a sentence

40 example sentences · adjective, noun, verb

Damp means in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist. Example: “The lawn was still damp so we decided not to sit down.”

Examples of damp by meaning

adjectiveIn a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.

  • The lawn was still damp so we decided not to sit down.
  • The paint is still damp, so please don't touch it.

adjectivePermitting the possession of alcoholic beverages, but not their sale.

  • Or was it damp?2002, Dana Stabenow, A Fine and Bitter Snow, →ISBN, page 32

nounMoisture; humidity; dampness.

  • We sometimes kept our Wellingtons on the whole day, leaving trails of mud and damp through the rooms.2005, Kazuo Ishiguro, chapter 10, in Never Let Me Go, London: Faber, published 2010, page 115

verbTo suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of...

  • Hydraulic shock absorbers are used to damp out vertical and lateral oscillations.1960 February, “The first of London's new Piccadilly Line trains is delivered”, in Trains Illustrated, page 93

verbTo dampen; to make moderately wet.

  • to damp cloth

More sentences with damp

  • Despite the damp wood, he had no trouble kindling a fire.From the entry kindling
  • This towel is still damp: I think it needs another dry.From the entry dry
  • The clothes smelled whiffy after being left in the damp laundry room.From the entry whiffy
  • The air in the old mine was unwholesomely damp and dusty.From the entry unwholesomely
  • The fontinal cliff vegetation occupies moist rocky banks, damp ledges, and dripping rocks.From the entry fontinal
  • The apartment felt damp, and the paint on the walls was beginning to flake off.From the entry flake off
  • The sticks were damp and wouldn’t catch alight.From the entry alight
  • Harvest is usually very damp and rainy.From the entry harvest
  • The violins go out of tune in damp weather.From the entry out of tune
  • In the dewy fog, it was cold and damp.From the entry dewy
  • You can feel the squelch of damp soil underfoot, the weight of a tankard in the hand.2026 January 31, Janan Ganesh, “The Hamnet wars”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry tankard
  • As hot air passes through the damp screen, it undergoes evaporative cooling, significantly reducing indoor temperatures.2025 July 14, Sushmita Pathak, “The Aromatic Roots Indians Turn to for Cooling Relief”, in Reasons to Be Cheerful, retrieved 14 Jul 2025. From the entry khus
  • Her fringe was damp and uncrimped and sticking, like seaweed straggling on a rock, to her forehead.2023, H. Gareth Gavin, Never Was, Cipher Press, page 112. From the entry uncrimped
  • She looks at him, his round cheeks, his eyelashes, his damp hair.2021, Anthony Doerr, Cloud Cuckoo Land, London: 4th Estate, HarperCollinsPublishers, →ISBN, page 622. From the entry precarity
  • The page was indeed still damp and the scent of fresh aniline dye flooded Millie with euphoria.2020, Louise Erdrich, The Night Watchman, Corsair (2021), page 365. From the entry aniline
  • The sound of a hard-working diesel engine pierces the damp Yorkshire air.2019 December 18, Richard Clinnick, “Traction transition: HST to Azuma”, in Rail, page 32. From the entry louder
  • Place the ensaïmadas on a couple of baking trays and cover them with a damp tea towel.2017, Si King, Dave Myers, “Ensaïmadas: Mallorcan Spiral Pastries”, in The Hairy Bikers’ Mediterranean Adventure: 150 Easy and Tasty…. From the entry ensaïmada
  • Some fruit trees, like plums, do well in damp soil conditions.2012, Terri Reid, “Starting an Orchard”, in The Everything Guide to Living Off the Grid: A Back-to-basics Manual for Independent Living…. From the entry apple
  • The wallpaper was peeling off the walls and there was a smell of damp everywhere.2012, David Walliams [pseudonym; David Edward Williams], Ratburger, London: HarperCollins Children’s Books, →ISBN. From the entry makeover
  • A damp, auberginey waft escaped from the pot when Rosie lifted the lid.2012, Chris Smyth, Dinner at Mine. From the entry auberginey
  • Today: chilled macaroni, semolina encasing scrag-end of lamb – couscous – and damp Swiss roll.2012, Kathleen Tynan, Tynan Letters. From the entry scrag-end
  • The wind brings a fret off the ocean; not cold, but achingly damp.2008, Trezza Azzopardi, Winterton Blue: A Novel, page 14. From the entry fret
  • My skin had goosebumps and my hands were damp and cold.2008, Gary Diehl, Those Were the Days: Baseball, Hotdogs, Apple Pie, and.., page 124. From the entry morningmare
  • Leah shrugged, and the girls pulled on their clean, damp kirtles and gathered skirtfuls of flowers.2007, Constance Leeds, “Summertime: July 23, 1096”, in The Silver Cup, Viking, →ISBN. From the entry skirtful
  • His clothes were only a little damp, despite the undry weather.2005, Eric Puchner, “Essay #3: Leda and the Swan”, in Music Through the Floor, Scribner, published 2007, →ISBN, page 43. From the entry undry
  • Beth is a reedy woman with thick auburn hair and damp hazel eyes, snobbish about alma maters.2002 May 24, Ashley Shelby, “The Slam”, in Mr. Beller's Neighborhood, retrieved 08 Apr 2026. From the entry reedy
  • Sincerest apologies from Everest, which admits that a damp course was, by an extraordinary oversight, not included.2001 June 20, Anna Tims, The Guardian. From the entry damp course
  • Use a warm, damp wash cloth and go after the most offending spots of dirt.1996, Lois Bristow, Will I be next?. From the entry spit bath
  • But his hands slipped on their damp and gleaming bodies which were coiled about like snakes.1995, Guillaume Apollinaire, Flesh Unlimited: Two Erotic Novellas, page 17. From the entry masturbatrix
  • Pocahontas, damp and betoweled, leaves the hot tub to set up the buffet.1992, Gracie, “Heavy Metal Sex Party: A True Account”, in Future Sex, page 47. From the entry betoweled
  • Sweet alyssum seedlings are particularly prone to damping off, so do not overmoisten the soil.1991, Complete Guide to Gardening and Landscaping, page 213. From the entry damp off
  • They flobber as they walk with their fat damp flabby feet.1990, Richard Francis, The Land where Lost Things Go by Olive Watson, page 227. From the entry flobber
  • I think it matches very well her damp, dark, myopic beauty.1989, John Banville, The Book of Evidence, page 7. From the entry daphne
  • Wipe a six-inch piece of kombu seaweed with a damp cloth to remove dust and excess salt.1987 January–February, Margaret Lee Braun, “Warming Up with Winter Soups”, in Stephan Bodian, editor, Yoga Journal, number 72, Berkeley…. From the entry kombu

Meaning of damp

  1. adjective In a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.
  2. adjective Despondent; dispirited, downcast.
  3. adjective Permitting the possession of alcoholic beverages, but not their sale.

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Questions about damp in a sentence

How do you use damp in a sentence?
Damp is used as an adjective, noun and verb. For example: “The lawn was still damp so we decided not to sit down.”
What is a short sentence with damp?
“to damp cloth”
What does damp mean?
Damp means in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist.

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