Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for doglegs
Noun
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Twin Lakes also stand out, huddled in their alpine embrace and flanked by proud granite slopes.—
Madison Chapman,
Outside,
25 Mar. 2026 -
On the mountain slopes nearby, skiers stop for hot chocolate or an alcoholic spritz at an Alpine lodge where they are served by Riccardo Fiore, the grandson of the region's winter sport champions.—
Ruth Sherlock,
NPR,
22 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The six-part thriller tells the story of a Swiss gold dealer who becomes entangled in the darkest corners of the global gold trade.—
Ed Meza,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Safeties coach Will Harris also is working with the corners.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
24 Mar. 2026
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The story follows struggling creatives navigating debt, eviction threats and a precarious gig economy, visualized in Riley’s inventive style — from looming piles of eviction notices to characters literally struggling up and down steep inclines that mirror the instability of their lives.—
Deborah Sengupta Stith,
Austin American Statesman,
17 Mar. 2026
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Servicing a mountainous areas like Escondido drives up costs, as an expensive network of pipes and pump stations is needed to move water up and down considerable inclines, said Kyle Morgan, the city’s acting director of utilities and wastewater.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Tab top curtains include fabric loops that slide over the rod, leaving it partially visible and forming soft, relaxed folds.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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The thumb loops helped keep the sleeves anchored and prevented the shirt from riding up during swimming and mobility drills.—
Joe Jackson,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
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Both Allen and Raye challenge the listener to keep up with the plot twists, defying all the conventional wisdom about the audience’s attention span these days.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
27 Mar. 2026
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The convoluted story, peppered with various twists, lacks momentum.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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To him, the vision seemed right — not in the specific locations activated by various themes but in the sense that our neuroanatomy did seem to parse the world by subject, tangles and folds of neurons lighting up in response to clouds of ideas.—
Eric Boodman,
Vulture,
25 Mar. 2026
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At just 918 square feet, the house rejects sprawl entirely—the design stacks, overlaps, and folds in on itself.—
Jessica Chapel,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Doglegs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/doglegs. Accessed 28 Mar. 2026.
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