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doggedness

[ UK /dˈɒɡɪdnəs/ ]
NOUN
  1. persistent determination

How To Use doggedness In A Sentence

  • Within less than 300 pages, he tells the whole complicated story of 13th century Mediterranean history - the struggles of the Hohenstaufen dynasty to maintain their power as Holy Roman Emperors after the death of Frederick II; the growth of the power of Aragon; the political machinations by the Popes; the doggedness of the Byzantine emperor Michael Paleologus. The Sicilian Vespers, by Sir Steven Runciman
  • Throughout his career he has handled whatever has been thrown at him in a characteristically calm and dignified manner, underpinned by desire and doggedness.
  • Most of my accomplishments came as the result of sheer doggedness.
  • In the rest of my life, this kind of doggedness often annoys people who want me to let go of some issue. Archive 2006-08-01
  • I have been impressed by his sheer patience, doggedness, and tenacity.
  • And by doggedness and hard work Charles began to build up the reputation of the Grant's blend as a consistent, high quality product.
  • Rebecca NicholsonFor most of the near decade that British troops have been fighting in Afghanistan, the focus of their war has been Helmand, a region famous even among Afghans for the hostility of its terrain and the doggedness of its people. TV highlights 29/06/2011: Killer Tigers | Timeshift: Hotel Deluxe | Finding Amelia | The Apprentice | Afghanistan: The Battle For Helmand | 24 Hours in A&E
  • Paul is still young and relatively inexperienced at this level, but no one will question his ability, his guts, his doggedness, or his commitment.
  • And America is about nothing, if not about a certain doggedness against long odds. Waldo Jaquith - Galveston mayor responds to Weed mailer.
  • There has always been a furious doggedness to him, a strong-willed purposefulness that drove him, sometimes headlong, through life.
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