doggone

variants or doggoned

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for doggone
Adjective
  • The cursed airplane from Qatar is not just a symbol of Trumpism but also its substance.
    Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 15 May 2025
  • No person has ever made it out of its cursed orbit in 600 years.
    Nick Romano, EW.com, 12 May 2025
Adjective
  • Djokovic knew he’d be seeded to play one of Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev or Taylor Fritz in the quarters, and in the end landed Zverev, which isn’t a terrible outcome, but would leave him with a possible Sinner-Alcaraz double bill in the semifinals and final to lift the trophy.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 22 May 2025
  • One night the fish was very overcooked and covered with a terrible sauce.
    Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
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“Doggone.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doggone. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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