: 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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There, Sweetpea puts her dogged investigation skills to use and returns with proof hard enough to save SternTao from ruin.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
Everton’s biggest result of the season — December’s 1-0 victory over Chelsea which ended their historic 34-game unbeaten WSL run — was down to resilient and dogged defending.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead, in the past decade, the sport has only gained a more dogged reputation as a frosty space for LGBTQ+ individuals.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
The Pats are back because of who their quarterback has become, and who Mike Vrabel is as a head coach; a man capable of steeling a brittle roster into a dogged competitor.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
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Alison Herman, Variety, 6 Feb. 2026
Everton’s biggest result of the season — December’s 1-0 victory over Chelsea which ended their historic 34-game unbeaten WSL run — was down to resilient and dogged defending.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2026
Instead, in the past decade, the sport has only gained a more dogged reputation as a frosty space for LGBTQ+ individuals.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Jan. 2026
The Pats are back because of who their quarterback has become, and who Mike Vrabel is as a head coach; a man capable of steeling a brittle roster into a dogged competitor.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Dec. 2025
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“Dogged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dogged. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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