do harm

Frequency: 8.281.3 per million words

To cause injury, damage, or a negative effect on someone or something.

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Examples (20)

  • The new factory could do serious harm to the local environment.
  • The huge fall in exports has done a great deal of harm to the economy.
  • As a doctor, your primary duty is to do no harm.
  • Smoking will do serious harm to your health over time.
  • Spreading false information does immense harm to public trust.
  • Spreading that rumor could do irreparable harm to her reputation.
  • He was afraid that his words had done more harm than good.
  • The oil spill is doing untold harm to marine life.
  • While the medicine has side effects, it's not expected to do any long-term harm.
  • His harsh words did more harm than he realized.
  • The harsh economic policies did great harm to the country's poorest citizens.
  • Be careful with that medicine; it might do more harm than good.
  • A little criticism won't do you any harm; it will help you grow.
  • He's a gentle soul who would never intentionally do any harm.
  • They were careful not to do any harm to the ancient artifact during the excavation.
  • Critics argue that the new law will do considerable harm to the creative industries.
  • Will this decision ultimately do more harm than good for the team?
  • Too much screen time does harm to a child's development.
  • He never meant to do harm, but his carelessness had serious consequences.
  • Did the intervention really help, or did it just do more harm?