: marked by stubborn determination
a dogged competitor
dogged devotion
doggedly
adverb
doggedness
noun
Examples of dogged in a Sentence
Her dogged efforts eventually paid off.
a dogged pursuit of power
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After a 50-year push fueled by Krell’s dogged persistence, Carter — first laid to rest at Vista Memorial Gardens in Miami Lakes on Aug. 25, 1969 — was reinterred at Arlington National Cemetery in 2020 with help from longtime family friend U.S. Rep. Mario Díaz-Balart.
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Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern were cast as the bumbling but dogged bandits, Harry and Marv, and Catherine O’Hara brought humor and compassion to the part of Kevin’s mother.
—Tim Greiving, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The agency has also been the subject of dogged conspiracy theories surrounding the Covid-19 vaccine – which may have contributed to the deadly attack.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Mirren leads The Thursday Murder Club as Elizabeth Best, a former spy and dogged investigator.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Theo Karantsalis, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2025
Joe Pesci and Daniel Stern were cast as the bumbling but dogged bandits, Harry and Marv, and Catherine O’Hara brought humor and compassion to the part of Kevin’s mother.
—Tim Greiving, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
The agency has also been the subject of dogged conspiracy theories surrounding the Covid-19 vaccine – which may have contributed to the deadly attack.
—Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2025
Mirren leads The Thursday Murder Club as Elizabeth Best, a former spy and dogged investigator.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 28 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dogged
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“Dogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dogged. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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