Used in a Sentence

damon

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for damon.

Editorial note

And if you investigate Maxwells' Damon and sleep deprivation there are some obvious similarities.

Examples16
Definitions3
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of damon gathered in one view.

noun

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

noun

A male given name from Albanian.

noun

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for damon.

noun

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

noun

A male given name from Albanian.

noun

An English and Scottish surname originating as a patronymic.

Example sentences

1

And if you investigate Maxwells' Damon and sleep deprivation there are some obvious similarities.

2

Matt Damon is a SAG member but he does not get paid scale.

3

Matt Damon is a serious actor, who can do a serious character.

4

Harvard dropouts like Gates, Zuck, and Matt Damon often do exceptionally well—they typically leave because they have an opportunity that's even better than attending Harvard.

5

Looks like someone has been watching too many Matt Damon movies.

6

With that title, a Damon Knight story leaps to mind...

7

The scene[1] in Good Will Hunting where Matt Damon tells the NSA to beat it is probably in line with how a lot of us feel.

8

Matt Damon seems an odd cast for the role.

9

I remember that Hipstamatic and its filters was all the rage among my amateur cameraphotographer friends...it was so dominant that Pulitzer Prize-winner Damon Winter of the New York Times used it in his war photography [1].

Quote examples

1

"Promoting the Progress: Three Decades of Patent Jurisprudence in the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit", Damon C.

2

One SF author (Damon Knight?) once said that when he has an idea for a science-fictional world, he asks himself, "who does this hurt?" and that becomes the main character of the story.

3

Damon Sicore, the new VP of Engineering Tretikov hired, said the Foundation would have to “scale to a size that enables us to compete with the engineering shops that are trying to kill us.

4

If Matthew mcConaughey docked to a spinnig station and sandra bullock re-entered to earth like that, then Matt damon can survive that, also Andy Wier reseached a lot about the plausability of every situtation, but I'm sure "hollywood" will make this stupidly unbelievable or magically believable.

Proper noun examples

1

It doesn't fix the other issues or the many other problems with the movie, like all of Matt Damon's dialog.

2

Why compare Brad Pitt to some unknown instead of Tom Cruise or someone at least in the same calibre (Clooney, Damon, etc.).

3

Matt Damon: It's better to be a fake somebody than a real nobody.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use damon in a sentence?

And if you investigate Maxwells' Damon and sleep deprivation there are some obvious similarities.

What does damon mean?

A male given name from Ancient Greek.

What part of speech is damon?

damon is commonly used as noun.