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Recent Examples of dogleg
The golf course features many doglegs and brings water into play throughout.
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Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Relaxing outside is hazard-free—a bundle of trees and a slight dogleg in the 3rd-hole fairway provide protection from wayward balls.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
With narrow fairways, elevation changes and severe doglegs, Estoril—one of Portugal’s oldest courses—demands accuracy and skill over distance.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Cell signals may vanish in northwest Georgia and not reappear with any consistency until the road doglegs into Alabama.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Dennis Esser, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Relaxing outside is hazard-free—a bundle of trees and a slight dogleg in the 3rd-hole fairway provide protection from wayward balls.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
With narrow fairways, elevation changes and severe doglegs, Estoril—one of Portugal’s oldest courses—demands accuracy and skill over distance.
—Spencer Elliott, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Cell signals may vanish in northwest Georgia and not reappear with any consistency until the road doglegs into Alabama.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dogleg
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Another win for weather-resistant bistro furniture, this set brings the two-seater classic into the present day with sleek metal curves and elegant hairpin legs.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
7 Apr. 2025
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This time, logistics and luck were in my favor, and the fortitude came in handy during a dizzying three-hour ride to Himachal Pradesh, flying through hairpin turns on steep roads, as a thick mist churned over the mountains.—
Sarah Khan,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
3 Apr. 2025
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But McIlroy, with ice in his own veins, bombed his drive and put his approach within two feet after spinning it off the slope behind the hole.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The proverbial slope from seemingly reasonable uses of these technologies to unconstitutional and unjustifiably speech-suppressive uses is very slippery.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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According to Johnson, the bass boat came around a corner and collided with the center console vessel, running over the vessel and then going airborne.—
Dac Collins,
Outdoor Life,
17 Apr. 2025
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That’s because the NFL Draft is just around the corner, and the Chiefs will have eight picks this year.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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Other pages of the menu are comical and sometimes a turnoff with graphic sketches of rattlesnake, kangaroo and buffalo, calling attention to dishes made with these unfortunate species.—
Jeff Kleinman,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2025
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Here’s a striking statistic: 59% of Americans say that irresponsible spending is a bigger turnoff than bad breath.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
9 Feb. 2025
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But for me, returning to Top Chef wasn’t about closing a loop or arriving at a conclusion.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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In our test, which involves playing a YouTube video on a loop with the screen at full brightness, the phone lasted 16 hours and 6 minutes on a single charge.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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“Dogleg.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dogleg. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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