doggedly

[ UK /dˈɒɡɪdli/ ]
[ US /ˈdɔɡədɫi/ ]
ADVERB
  1. with obstinate determination
    he pursued her doggedly
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How To Use doggedly In A Sentence

  • he pursued her doggedly
  • The men plod, doggedly, with large unwieldy blackboards slung over their shoulders, but everywhere they look nobody is interested in reading and writing when living from day to day is such a concern.
  • The scores seemed to follow a certain pattern as Wicklow persistently nosed ahead and Mayo doggedly pulled them back.
  • When it became clear he needed to brace one hand around her ankle in order to wield the buttonhook, he did so doggedly. The Lightkeeper
  • When, at length, after much heartburning and conscientious scrupling, he was mastered by a healthier spirit of self-assertion, which made him rebel against the uselessness of the conflict, and doggedly resolve to put an end to it, he was only enabled to stand firm by summoning to his aid all the strengthening egoism, which is latent in every more or less artistic nature. Maurice Guest
  • We both shared old-fashioned views and stuck doggedly to them at all times.
  • We must stick doggedly to this undertaking and not delay its fulfilment by a single day.
  • So I determined to do all my financial transactions in the most doggedly literal and straightforward way possible. Times, Sunday Times
  • For years it has clung doggedly to established practices and conventions, some of which pass no scrutiny by modern society. Times, Sunday Times
  • His doggedly four-square phrasing was more jazz-schlock than jazz-rock. Times, Sunday Times
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