How to Use in the doghouse in a Sentence
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These are people who are either in the doghouse or on the way out.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2026
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The play is still a pleasure, and Moses is still in the doghouse.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2022
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So for how long is Coleman going to be in the doghouse?
—Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
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Breece Hall was in the doghouse for a fumble in the red zone for a series or two.
—Michael Salfino, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
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Lloyd is in the doghouse with Rip and finds purpose in teaching Carter.
—Rodney Ho, ajc, 24 Nov. 2021
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Was someone playing less because they were injured or just in the doghouse?
—Greg Borowski, Journal Sentinel, 3 May 2024
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Park’s character details are being kept hidden in the doghouse.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Mar. 2022
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Bill is in the doghouse after a disastrous dinner with Bri’s parents.
—Nina Zafar, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2020
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That’s why first-level investors keep Dominion in the doghouse today.
—Brett Owens, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Clevinger had been scheduled to face the Cubs, but his risky behavior landed him on the restricted list and in the doghouse.
—Tom Withers, Star Tribune, 11 Aug. 2020
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Rhamondre Stevenson could be in the doghouse with head coach Mike Vrabel for some time ahead.
—Tim Crowley, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Sep. 2025
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While being in the doghouse is typically a bad thing, one auction at Christie's is proving that might not be the case after all.
—Mary Elizabeth Andriotis, House Beautiful, 18 Feb. 2022
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To wit, Ruben is intense, Valeria is in the doghouse for predictable reasons and Nicholas likes telling bad jokes.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Oct. 2024
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That’s typical of ethics watchdogs, reluctant to rein in powerful big shots, but happy enough to bring the hammer down hard on those in the doghouse or without clout.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 10 May 2024
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While that approach put Apple shares in the doghouse just seven months ago, investors have warmed to its strategy amid improving revenue growth.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Bourne reportedly clashed with Patricia and Judge and ended up in the doghouse during the early part of the season.
—oregonlive, 9 June 2023
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Coincidentally, Johnson found himself in the doghouse last year after a special-teams blunder, while Homer is an ace on those units.
—Mike Defabo, New York Times, 21 July 2026
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The veteran winger, a high-profile signee in July, had been in the doghouse for weeks before getting scratched for Sunday’s road loss to the Anaheim Ducks.
—Daniel Nugent-Bowman, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Whoever convinced coach Joe Mazzulla to free Williams from his prolonged and inexplicable stay in the doghouse deserves a bonus.
—Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 24 May 2023
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Late Wednesday, engineers detected two more helium leaks—one with the other manifold in the port doghouse, and another in the doghouse on the top side of the service module.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 5 June 2024
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This analysis closely examines eight possible problems that could cause ChatGPT to lose its steam and even end up in the doghouse, see the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Feb. 2023
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When Cain was hired as Oklahoma’s rush ends coach in January 2020, Bonitto was a rising junior in the doghouse.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
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Coaches generally don't change winning lineups, but forward Carter Rowney left in the third period with an injury, so that may mean a short spell in the doghouse for Zadina.
—Helene St. James, Detroit Free Press, 5 Jan. 2022
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Feeling the sting of being in the doghouse, Kyle later approached Mauricio at the dinner table, claiming there was ambiguity in her confession to his mother.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
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Even though the driver, who fled the scene and remains at large, shoulders much of the blame, Vogt’s company had already in the doghouse after another of his vehicles collided with a fire truck in August.
—Bychristiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2023
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The Downward Facing Dog had been in the doghouse since 1993, when yoga was banned in public schools over concerns of the exercise’s connections to Hinduism.
—Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 28 May 2021
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After one year in the doghouse, during which the winners of the 2022 Golden Globes were announced on Twitter, the drunkest and stupidest awards show of the season is back, finally kicking this season into high gear.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2023
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