doggone

variants or doggoned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for doggone
Adjective
  • Again, the idea of the freaking Crimson Tide celebrating a win over Vandy is just as bizarre as Vandy being in a big game to begin with.
    Jason Kirk, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Some accredited investors have 'no freaking clue' Even investors who already qualify as accredited could welcome, and benefit from, such a test, experts say.
    Stephanie Dhue, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Her sixth novel, Play Nice reads like The Amityville Horror through a cursed Instagram filter.
    Neil McRobert, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2025
  • The series follows a Louvre art restorer who uncovers a cursed Mesopotamian mask tied to the storm god Baal Phegor, drawing her into a web of disappearances and dark secrets.
    Ben Croll, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • CatVideoFest 2025 has clawed past the $1 million mark, an achievement for the franchise launched in 2016 by filmmaker Will Braden, who apparently does a darn good job curating the best cat videos from across global social media.
    Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Well, so much for that, though Indy does look like a pretty darn salty group.
    Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Chapter narrators alternate between a homing pigeon and a soldier whose futures intersect in the most terrible of war offensives in France.
    The Know, Denver Post, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Sunday will also be Gabriel’s first NFL start in terrible weather.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • An allied assertion is that if AI generates foul code, tell the AI to get its act together and fix the darned stuff.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Meyers acted his dang butt off in this sketch, and the audience paid him back with unsure and hesitating titters — not crickets, but not enthusiasm either.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The ice packs had long melted, but the cans of soda were pretty dang refreshing.
    Francesca Krempa, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Doggone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doggone. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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