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got damaged vs was damaged

Both "got damaged" and "was damaged" are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "Got damaged" is more informal and implies that the damage occurred recently or as a result of a specific action. On the other hand, "was damaged" is more formal and passive, indicating that the damage happened in the past without specifying how or when.

Last updated: March 30, 2024

got damaged

This phrase is correct and commonly used in informal contexts to indicate recent or specific damage.

Use "got damaged" in informal situations to describe recent or specific damage to something.

Examples:

My phone got damaged when I dropped it.
The car got damaged in the accident.
The package got damaged during shipping.

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It got damaged when I was attacked.
Either the battery's dead, or her cell got damaged somehow.
I think it got damaged during the fall.
I told you the tracer got damaged when S-1 1 escaped.
This one got damaged in transit, I'm afraid.
The telescope mount I installed on the space station got damaged, and they want me to go back up and fix it.
See a lot of the internals got damaged.
The fabric got damaged.
Then his eye got damaged.
Arm got damaged during a stat C.
18, including the ones that got damaged.

Alternatives:

became damaged
sustained damage
was harmed

was damaged

This phrase is correct and more formal, used in passive voice to describe damage that occurred in the past without specifying how or when.

Use "was damaged" in formal or passive contexts to describe damage that happened in the past without specifying how or when it occurred.

Examples:

The painting was damaged during the move.
The house was damaged by the storm.
The reputation of the company was damaged by the scandal.

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That Biokernel was damaged, but it wasn't dead.
Unfortunately, even though the tumor removal was successful, the underlying tissue was damaged.
But unfortunately, the cylinder containing the message was damaged.
But the switch became inoperable when S-11 was damaged.
The file was damaged during download.
The earwig was damaged in the fall.
Yes. He said it was damaged.
The hardware in between here and there was damaged.
Or was damaged as we try to take off.
It was damaged but, Janek fixed it all.
The reactor was damaged, but containment held... for now.
The original was damaged by shelling during the Great War.
Disk 13, it was damaged.
The tracking implant was damaged when S-11 ripped off its control plate.
Her entire anterior talofibular ligament was damaged beyond repair or recovery.
Amanda's heart was damaged beyond repair.
You see... his transponder was damaged, so he had to remove it.
It was, but a few large pieces of rock impacted the City, and one control array was damaged.
His eardrum was damaged when our village was bombed.
The nerve that was damaged regulates toxin removal functions.

Alternatives:

suffered damage
experienced harm
endured destruction

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