Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doglegs
Noun
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That’s when the group attempted a perilous escape from the remote Frog Lake huts in a blinding blizzard beneath towering, avalanche-prone slopes.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Feb. 2026 -
The setting is beautiful and sun drenched with views of the slopes.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Alternately desolate and joyful, serene and psychedelic, the record is part astral journey and part inner reckoning, intent on blowing the cobwebs out of illness and grief’s dustiest corners.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
17 Feb. 2026
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Scuffles have been known to break out near the track — perhaps over money changing hands in unseen corners during each race.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There was treadmill work, the running deck set at steep inclines, the speed gradually increasing.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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But the car—small, low to the ground, and exceedingly heavy, owing to the ballistic steel and glass—is not suited to a city like Caracas, which is rife with steep inclines and deep potholes, and is best travelled in a four-by-four.—
Armando Ledezma,
New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But responsibility diffuses across developers, deployers, and users, and interaction loops remain private and unobservable.—
Deb Roy,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2026
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E-commerce product images show a new Nike Air Max 95 OG Big Bubble outfitted with the Neon style’s familiar highlighter-like Air units and lace loops, but with some key updates that make the look more eye-catching than ever.—
Riley Jones,
Footwear News,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Each year there are new twists to the game and activities during the three-day celebration of the best basketball players in the world.—
Dan Loumena,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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And the pastas deliver, whether trofie, tiny twists of fresh pasta, with a vibrant green pesto or farfallone, essentially bowties on steroids, in a Calabrian chile butter with bits of smoky pancetta.—
Andrea Strong,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Feb. 2026
Noun
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There are interesting folds to this Catherine as well.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
16 Feb. 2026
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Her neighbors live within easy walking distance but their homes are barely visible, one to the next, because of folds in the hills and the density of trees and cacti.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Doglegs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doglegs. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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