dossed (down)

past tense of doss (down), chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for dossed (down)
Verb
  • After a 3-2 called third strike with two out to Conine in the ninth was overturned on the ABS review, Zeferjahn retired Otto Lopez on a flyout to right.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Bob Green, now retired, was the first detective assigned to Erica’s case.
    Yana Johnson, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Both used the powers of their offices to block or delay a referendum campaign that turned in more than 300,000 signatures to force a statewide vote on the map.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The pair allegedly turned in the fraudulent petitions to several petition coordinators, in order to receive payments from a petition management company.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Generally, an elk will be surrounded by brush or trees, and even if a clear shot is possible, the elk’s position while bedded often offers a very small target area.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The plants and vines have grown, the tufu limestone has mellowed, the staff have bedded in, and the feel that this is a genuine Puglian village (even though it was built entirely from scratch) has been sealed.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • In the 10th game, with Paul serving at 4-5, Alcaraz settled into his goldilocks zone, about eight feet behind the baseline.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • No nominations are going to be awarded this time, since that's already been settled by primary contests.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Some napped under trees, while others rested behind trash and recycling cans.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Toast, a goldendoodle, napped in a wagon pulled by her owner Laura Jaworski.
    Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • There were museums and theaters, and clubs, and the feeling that the city never slept.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • On a recent morning in the city center, Spanish police were kicking out young boys who had slept overnight on cardboard slabs, some of them bruised and bandaged.
    Colette Davidson, Christian Science Monitor, 13 Sep. 2026
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“Dossed (down).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dossed%20%28down%29. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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