Recent Examples on the WebFirst is to stop playing political-theater games by putting a razor fence in an area the governor knows darn well would be challenged by the Federal Government.—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 Feb. 2024 The young guys have stepped up and played pretty darn well.—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 20 Dec. 2020 The answer: pretty darn well.—Dallas News, 28 Feb. 2023 For a group that doesn’t have a national championship — and hasn’t advanced to this game in four consecutive tries — this class played pretty darn well Friday night.—Lindsay Schnell, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2022 One of our greatest action stars, Cruise plays a reluctant hero pretty darn well.—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 25 Nov. 2021 The answer so far is, pretty darn well.—BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2021 Besides, Robin, Kevin and Dominic still managed to do pretty darn well and answer some tough questions during Tuesday's show.—Selena Barrientos, Good Housekeeping, 3 June 2021
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