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How to use doggedly in a sentence

10 example sentences · adverb

Doggedly means in a way that is stubbornly persistent. Example: “He continued tenaciously, doggedly continuing over all obstacles.”

Examples of doggedly by meaning

adverbIn a way that is stubbornly persistent.

  • I continued to pound along doggedly.1906, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 6, in Love Among the Chickens
  • Unemployment hovered doggedly near 10%.2010 December 9, Ishaan Tharoor, “Obama's Quagmire II: The Economy”, in Time, retrieved 28 Apr 2014
  • It's also a city which has been doggedly pressing (to little avail) for an integrated transport system for two decades.2024 December 11, Richard Wilcock, “Strategy offers a chance to reset local transport planning”, in RAIL, number 1024, page 10

More sentences with doggedly

  • He continued tenaciously, doggedly continuing over all obstacles.From the entry tenaciously
  • "Doggedly loyal to Pendergast was Truman, faithful to the "corruptioneer" who had sent him to the Senate."1975, Finis Farr, Fair enough: the life of Westbrook Pegler. From the entry corruptioneer
  • I'm with his militia," Portia repeated doggedly.1998, Jane Feather, The Hostage Bride. From the entry fellow-me-lad
  • In particular, Turner & Newall doggedly contested any claims from the largest high-risk group outside the scheduled factory areas — the laggers.2001, Geoffrey Tweedale, Philip Hansen, Magic Mineral to Killer Dust: Turner & Newall and the Asbestos Hazard. From the entry lagger
  • Blowing the bridge wouldn't delay anyone more than a minute or two, but the Pioneers doggedly blew everything blowable, as though they were carrying out some ancient religious ritual.2000, Irwin Shaw, The Young Lions, page 340. From the entry blowable
  • Covenant doggedly searches for a way out of his predicament and vows to keep moving in the hopes that, macabrely (as opposed to Micawberly) put, something will turn up.1995, William A. Senior, Stephen R. Donaldson's Chronicles of Thomas Covenant: Variations on the Fantasy Tradition, Kent State University…. From the entry Micawberly
  • If jumping doggedly up and down in constant conflict with the electronics of a TV set is your idea of an evening's bliss, then don't read on.1964 July 16, New Scientist, page 148. From the entry knob-twiddler

Meaning of doggedly

  1. adverb In a way that is stubbornly persistent.
  2. adverb Sullenly, gloomily.

Full definition of doggedly

Questions about doggedly in a sentence

How do you use doggedly in a sentence?
Doggedly is used as an adverb. For example: “He continued tenaciously, doggedly continuing over all obstacles.”
What is a short sentence with doggedly?
“Unemployment hovered doggedly near 10%.”
What does doggedly mean?
Doggedly means in a way that is stubbornly persistent.

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