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Recent Examples of dogleg
His high ball flight with driver and long irons will be an asset in cutting off the dogleg mid-length par fours and will give him better stopping power on the long par threes.
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Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 13 May 2026
The council’s unanimous decision to rezone and subdivide the dogleg of land into smaller parcels follows the guidance of the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission.
—Mark Dee
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
On the 15th hole – a 510-yard par 5 with a dogleg left – my second shot left me on the wrong side of the fairway, trees blocking a direct line to the green.
—Mike Dame, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
As a player who loves the whole experience – from the fairway challenges to the doglegs to the scenery around me – The Links at Crowbush (https://peisfinestgolf.com/) gave me a list-topping round.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
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Tim Corlett, Forbes.com, 13 May 2026
The council’s unanimous decision to rezone and subdivide the dogleg of land into smaller parcels follows the guidance of the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission.
—Mark Dee
may 6, Idaho Statesman, 6 May 2026
On the 15th hole – a 510-yard par 5 with a dogleg left – my second shot left me on the wrong side of the fairway, trees blocking a direct line to the green.
—Mike Dame, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2026
As a player who loves the whole experience – from the fairway challenges to the doglegs to the scenery around me – The Links at Crowbush (https://peisfinestgolf.com/) gave me a list-topping round.
—Moira McCarthy, Boston Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogleg
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With as many slow corners as Monaco — with some like the hotel hairpin and La Rascasse being among the slowest on the entire calendar — getting through them and accelerating out of them is a big deal.—
Matt Reigle,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Trollstigen, the famous mountain road of tight hairpin bends, is another major draw.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The site was constrained by a number of factors, including the steep slope, mature trees, and seasonal water that emerged from the limestone and trickled through the property.—
Fred Albert,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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That's thanks to the slight slope of the slim, tapered rear wall, which sticks out farthest at the bottom corner.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 June 2026
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What to do nearby The hotel sits on the quiet corner of Main and Garmisch streets, across from Paepcke Park.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 June 2026
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For months, residents of Havana — home to 2 million of Cuba’s almost 10 million residents — have lived with piles of garbage accumulating on almost every street corner.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The result is a family-friendly loop where people and pets can do laps or just wander down to the creek.—
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2026
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The other six ascended to the highest office in the land as a result of the dysfunction that has made Peru a punch line in political-science circles, a sad story of ungovernability played on a loop.—
Daniel Alarcón,
New Yorker,
4 June 2026
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“Dogleg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogleg. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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