doggedness
persistence in effort; tenacity or perseverance: It was the team captain’s doggedness and never-say-die approach that helped us qualify for the Olympics.
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How to use doggedness in a sentence
The story is a classic of doggedness, cleverness, and a little luck.
To a stranger listening to a story that sounded like another Plagues of Egypt, their doggedness seemed inexplicable.
The Texas Drought Seen Firsthand from the Eyes of Ranchers | Malcolm Jones | August 9, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTLund loses her identity amid her doggedness to pursue the killer.
‘The Killing’: How AMC’s Adaptation of ‘Forbrydelsen’ Went Wrong | Jace Lacob | May 14, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSantorum, who lost his Pennsylvania seat in a blowout six years ago, deserves credit for sheer doggedness.
Rick Santorum Wins Three States for a Super Tuesday | Howard Kurtz | February 8, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThis fearlessness and doggedness makes him a natural soul mate of The Daily Beast.
The youth nearly fell off the bicycle, but British doggedness saved him from disaster.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. LockeHe saw the fisherman, in ugly doggedness, towering over the small figure of the squatter-girl.
Tess of the Storm Country | Grace Miller WhiteIn no previous war have the British given more striking proof of their inherent quality of doggedness.
A Traveller in War-Time | Winston ChurchillThe despairing doggedness in his tone made her go on her knees on the rug before the fire, very near to him.
Sons and Lovers | David Herbert LawrenceGiles Hoggett was almost unable to work from rheumatism, but still was of opinion that doggedness might carry him on.
The Last Chronicle of Barset | Anthony Trollope
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