dogleg
verb
doglegged; doglegging; doglegs
: to proceed along a dogleg course
… the single narrow street that doglegs through town …—
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The layout, which doglegs around the Mattress Firm store on Cole Road, also includes 254 parking spaces.
—Mark Dee
may 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2026
The course opens with a handshake—a straightforward par 4—but quickly shows its teeth as holes begin to dogleg right and left.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Dorian doglegged north along the state’s Atlantic coast and barely tousled Floridians, but the storm’s costs for electric utilities were still significant as the price of living in the nation’s most hurricane-prone state.
—Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Nov. 2019
The par-5 18th plays 597, doglegs right and features the bigger-than-ever lake over which pros will have to fly their approach shots to reach the green in two.
—Tad Reeve, Twin Cities, 3 June 2019
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Mark Dee
may 31, Idaho Statesman, 31 May 2026
The course opens with a handshake—a straightforward par 4—but quickly shows its teeth as holes begin to dogleg right and left.
—Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2026
Dorian doglegged north along the state’s Atlantic coast and barely tousled Floridians, but the storm’s costs for electric utilities were still significant as the price of living in the nation’s most hurricane-prone state.
—Kevin Spear, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Nov. 2019
The par-5 18th plays 597, doglegs right and features the bigger-than-ever lake over which pros will have to fly their approach shots to reach the green in two.
—Tad Reeve, Twin Cities, 3 June 2019
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“Dogleg.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dogleg. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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