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Adjective or adverb
yet another doggone problem in the phone lines
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Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
You're doggone cute.
—Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 3 Jan. 2023
Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 26 Sep. 2023
But first, a doggone sweet story: Meet Matilda, a puppy who fought her way back from death's door with a little help from her new friend and canine protector, Alvin.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2018
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Verb
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
You're doggone cute.
—Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 3 Jan. 2023
Adjective or adverb
Even his doggone mama and her sister were getting in on the attention.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 26 Sep. 2023
But first, a doggone sweet story: Meet Matilda, a puppy who fought her way back from death's door with a little help from her new friend and canine protector, Alvin.
—Laura L. Davis, USA TODAY, 16 May 2023
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 27 Jul. 2024.
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