doggedness
Example Sentences
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Rangers deserve credit for their doggedness in a crisis - and that's pretty much all you can say about a game that will scarcely see out the night in the memory bank.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025
Those numbers could be gathered in any number of means, each of which was in its own way a test of your resourcefulness, doggedness and the trust you’d earned.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 3, 2023
Often underestimated by his opponents and sometimes by his supporters, Sanchez gained a reputation for doggedness when, as opposition leader in 2016, he stuck to his "no means no" mantra against enabling a conservative government.
From Reuters • Jul. 6, 2023
The Mexican Filipino reporter lacked the typical journalism credentials to break into the business, but proved that infinite curiosity and insatiable doggedness were more than enough to thrive in the industry.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2023
We lost the flare of excitement and we had not yet put on the doggedness of a long war.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
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