Examples of doggone in a Sentence
Adjective or adverb
yet another doggone problem in the phone lines
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Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 28 Nov. 2024
Patients may reduce calorie consumption by up to 30 percent, largely because food stops being so doggone important.
—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
ABC News, 13 Apr. 2025
Poet Billy Collins is showing readers a doggone great time in his latest book.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2018
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Verb
The parade lasts until around 9 p.m. Get there doggone early for easiest parking and viewing.
—Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 28 Nov. 2024
Patients may reduce calorie consumption by up to 30 percent, largely because food stops being so doggone important.
—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
Adjective or adverb
That's why somebody who’s a sports analyst, for crying out loud, is in the doggone polls.
—ABC News, 13 Apr. 2025
Poet Billy Collins is showing readers a doggone great time in his latest book.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
Don’t look at me and start believing ‘anybody can make it.’ That’s a doggone lie.
—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2018
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“Doggone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doggone. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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