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Recent Examples of dogleg
Tuesday morning on Quail Hollow’s first tee before the PGA Championship, Hideki Matsuyama set up for his drive into the opening dogleg right.
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 May 2025
According to the league's official website, the two-time major champion's tee shot traveled 400 yards over the dogleg left of the fairway and landed on the green 27 feet from the hole.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
That effort came on Pebble Beach’s par-5, dogleg-right 14th hole.
—Cam Inman, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
The doglegs and water in play will demand the players pay attention off the tee, but the small greens will reward those players who lead the field in proximity to the hole on approach shots.
—Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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Brody Miller, New York Times, 15 May 2025
According to the league's official website, the two-time major champion's tee shot traveled 400 yards over the dogleg left of the fairway and landed on the green 27 feet from the hole.
—Mark Weinstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Apr. 2025
That effort came on Pebble Beach’s par-5, dogleg-right 14th hole.
—Cam Inman, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Feb. 2025
The doglegs and water in play will demand the players pay attention off the tee, but the small greens will reward those players who lead the field in proximity to the hole on approach shots.
—Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 14 Aug. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogleg
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On the Lightfighter, of course, there are no gears to change – its 120 lb-ft (162 Nm) of torque is available from zero rpm, pulling you out of the hairpin in the same gear that gets you to maximum speed on the straight.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Oct. 2025
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That put Daka on a learning curve with some hairpin turns.—
NEAL RUBIN,
Freep.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Designed by Schmidt Design Group, the design embraces the site’s natural topography, with a scenic overlook to the canyon at its highest point and a playground that takes advantage of a natural slope with climbing loops, rocks and a slide.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Start early, since most of the route is exposed on south-facing slopes.—
Outside,
Outside,
4 Nov. 2025
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This week, faced with the prospect of losing SNAP assistance and the stress of the holidays around the corner, Gabrielle, a West Virginia resident, reluctantly raised her hand in a community Facebook group.—
Alisha Ebrahimji,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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Players will wear the yellow and maroon circular patches, showing an illustration of Sister Jean smiling, on the top corner of their jerseys, as revealed in a post on the university's social media accounts.—
Natasha Dye,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Elemental sulfur recovered from the process can be applied as a soil amendment for agriculture, creating a closed-loop system that could benefit both industry and the environment.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
3 Nov. 2025
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This creates a self-sustaining loop that drives pigment production at unprecedented levels.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Dogleg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogleg. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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