How to Use bound and determined in a Sentence

bound and determined

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• They were bound and determined to avoid making similar mistakes.
  — David A. Deptula, Forbes.com, 16 Jan. 2026
• But he was bound and determined to get to the semifinal game against Penn State in suburban Miami seven days later.
  — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
• Fort Lauderdale remains bound and determined to keep its colorful street art despite a statewide crackdown launched months ago by the Florida Department of Transportation.
  — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
• Sandy Stillman The property was recently purchased to become a new apartment complex, but the community was bound and determined to save the railcar restaurant — a neighborhood staple for decades.
  — Naomi Ruchim, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
• The amateur journalist believes Dale Washberg, the black-sheep son of a powerful local family, has been murdered, and Lee is bound and determined to get to the truth, bring down the corrupt Washberg family, and, as an ancillary benefit, bask in the smug satisfaction of his own correctness.
  — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 10 Nov. 2025