Adjective or adverb
yet another doggone problem in the phone lines
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Verb
The parade lasts until around 9 p.m. Get there doggone early for easiest parking and viewing.—Marla Jo Fisher, Orange County Register, 28 Nov. 2024 Patients may reduce calorie consumption by up to 30 percent, largely because food stops being so doggone important.—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2023
Adjective or adverb
Poet Billy Collins is showing readers a doggone great time in his latest book.—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 2 Apr. 2025 The doggone Disney classic received a refresh when The LEGO Ninjago Movie's Charlie Bean directed a new take on Lady and the Tramp.—James Mercadante, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Noun
Don’t look at me and start believing ‘anybody can make it.’ That’s a doggone lie.—Amanda Petrusich, The New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2018 See All Example Sentences for doggone
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