Synonyms
Examples of doggone in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
You're doggone cute.
—Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 3 Jan. 2023
Fines are issued by law enforcement, doggone it.
—Frank Fellone, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2021
It's doggone delicious!
—Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2021
It’s doggone inconvenient to eat because of all those mystery bones.
—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 20 Nov. 2020
And as Coach Lasso might say, you’re doggone right that pun is intended.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2020
And, by all appearances, he was doggone happy to be here.
—Don Williams, ExpressNews.com, 29 June 2020
So, for our furry friends, at least, 2020 has been, well, doggone fun.
—Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2020
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
Looking for a doggone inspiring travel story?
—Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022
That’s a doggone good question.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 31 July 2021
The guy’s a doggone good back, and he’s just got to wait for his shot.
—BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2021
The Chargers are in a doggone playoff push thanks, again, to the shove from their most valuable player.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
This is the fifth time my name has been on the ballot in less than two years for the same doggone job.
—NBC News, 4 Dec. 2022
Lord knows there are a lot of guys that look just like me that actually can do a doggone good job in this seat.
—al, 25 Nov. 2022
Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2018
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
Fines are issued by law enforcement, doggone it.
—Frank Fellone, Arkansas Online, 6 Mar. 2021
It's doggone delicious!
—Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2021
It’s doggone inconvenient to eat because of all those mystery bones.
—Ben Flanagan | Bflanagan@al.com, al, 20 Nov. 2020
And as Coach Lasso might say, you’re doggone right that pun is intended.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 3 Aug. 2020
And, by all appearances, he was doggone happy to be here.
—Don Williams, ExpressNews.com, 29 June 2020
So, for our furry friends, at least, 2020 has been, well, doggone fun.
—Marc Saltzman, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2020
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
Looking for a doggone inspiring travel story?
—Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022
That’s a doggone good question.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 31 July 2021
The guy’s a doggone good back, and he’s just got to wait for his shot.
—BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2021
The Chargers are in a doggone playoff push thanks, again, to the shove from their most valuable player.
—Jay Paris, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
This is the fifth time my name has been on the ballot in less than two years for the same doggone job.
—NBC News, 4 Dec. 2022
Lord knows there are a lot of guys that look just like me that actually can do a doggone good job in this seat.
—al, 25 Nov. 2022
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 19 Apr. 2024.
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