How To Use Doggedness In A Sentence
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With his head pressed down on the bare polished wood of his desk, he hurled himself mentally at an earth of adamant and a heaven of brass, hurled himself ferociously, repeatedly, with a kind of doggedness, as though he would either break them down or dash his own soul to pieces.
The Street Called Straight
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He answers quietly, but with the noble doggedness which is the reason why we write this chapter in his life.
Echoes of the War
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A touch of humour, a clever retort or even quiet, dominant doggedness can be brilliantly effective - if it comes from a person whose very presence commands respect.
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Squat and uncharismatic, Pressman built his career upon a distinctive combination of shoe-leather, watch-doggedness, and empathy for the poor and downtrodden.
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Within less than 300 pages, he tells the whole complicated story of 13th century Mediterranean history - the struggles of the Hohenstaufen dynasty to maintain their power as Holy Roman Emperors after the death of Frederick II; the growth of the power of Aragon; the political machinations by the Popes; the doggedness of the Byzantine emperor Michael Paleologus.
The Sicilian Vespers, by Sir Steven Runciman
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This middle section of the season is a time for doggedness and fight, a time to scrap for whatever points you can grasp.
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Here were two young reporters who brought down an administration by their doggedness, cutting through the stonewall.
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In contrast with the pre-1914 view that the French soldier, with his singular élan, performed best in the attack, they took the doggedness of the poilu in defence at Verdun in 1916 as their guide.
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Junior forward Bill Cole, who contributed little during his first two seasons, leaped into the starting lineup during the holidays and became a co-captain for his solid defense, reliable 3-point shot and all-around doggedness.
Illinois - Team Notes
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You admire her integrity and doggedness and you hope she gets the personal part right.
Lorraine Devon Wilke: How The Killing Is Saving Television
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Perhaps, in his romanticism about the heartiness and frankness of English football, he found the Leicester doggedness in defence enthralling and cheering.
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Mahela Jayawardene and Ian Bell have both produced a series of scintillating innings, the former in the limited overs game, Bell in Tests, when their combination of Gene Kelly footwork, Pinball-Wizard supple wrists and gorgeous timing have given us a glimpse of an age before athleticism, doggedness and beefy bats predominated.
VVS Laxman is the latest standard bearer for the Golden Age
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Her second stand-out quality is a doggedness that goes beyond the usual art-historical drives.
Times, Sunday Times
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There was the temper of the Norfolk fox-hunter in the "doggedness" which Marlborough noted as his characteristic, in the burly self-confidence which declared
History of the English People, Volume VII (of 8) The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767
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As for mademoiselle's having had the opportunity and yet not having done so," Blaise went on, with a kind of doggedness, "the spy was not to plan the ambush until the governor should arrive at Clochonne.
An Enemy to the King
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Throughout his career he has handled whatever has been thrown at him in a characteristically calm and dignified manner, underpinned by desire and doggedness.
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There has always been a furious doggedness to him, a strong-willed purposefulness that drove him, sometimes headlong, through life.
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His remarkable doggedness led him to carry on regardless when two stink bombs broke everyone else's concentration.
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He was, indeed, deeply and warmly affectionate, but troublesome through outbreaks of will and temper, showing all the ordinary instinct of trying how far the authorities for the time being will endure resistance; sufficiently indolent of mind to use his excellent abilities to save exertion of intellect; passionate to kicking and screaming pitch, and at times showing the doggedness which is such a trial of patience to the parent.
Life of John Coleridge Patteson
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Perez point to search as the one market where the company's "doggedness" has failed to pay off.
Undefined
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His remarkable doggedness led him to carry on regardless when two stink bombs broke everyone else's concentration.
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There has always been a furious doggedness to him, a strong-willed purposefulness that drove him, sometimes headlong, through life.
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And America is about nothing, if not about a certain doggedness against long odds.
Waldo Jaquith - Galveston mayor responds to Weed mailer.
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Paul is still young and relatively inexperienced at this level, but no one will question his ability, his guts, his doggedness, or his commitment.
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Rebecca NicholsonFor most of the near decade that British troops have been fighting in Afghanistan, the focus of their war has been Helmand, a region famous even among Afghans for the hostility of its terrain and the doggedness of its people.
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And by doggedness and hard work Charles began to build up the reputation of the Grant's blend as a consistent, high quality product.
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I have been impressed by his sheer patience, doggedness, and tenacity.
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In the rest of my life, this kind of doggedness often annoys people who want me to let go of some issue.
Archive 2006-08-01
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Most of my accomplishments came as the result of sheer doggedness.
