He pursued her doggedly. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The example of Woodward and Bernstein doggedly pursuing the Watergate story when no one else would is the exception rather than the rule. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
"We will pursue any and all crime doggedly, that is a promise," he said. From Wordnik.com. [The Natchez Democrat] Reference
I shall be away for perhaps three months, and then, "doggedly," then I'm coming home to be married. From Wordnik.com. [New Faces] Reference
He will hang ye to the nearest tree; "and with these words he drew his sword doggedly, and set his back to the hedge. From Wordnik.com. [The Cloister and the Hearth] Reference
"I shall never get over it," he asserted doggedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
"Seein ''s believin'," the man rejoined, doggedly. From Wordnik.com. [Ideala] Reference
Mannering still kept ahead, and I followed doggedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Pirate] Reference
"I didn't ask you to deny it," she persisted doggedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
"Huh?" grunted Jennie, head down and skating doggedly. From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding At College or The Missing Examination Papers] Reference
"I mean at least half of it," asserted Warren doggedly. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow Hill] Reference
They doggedly refuse to learn from their own experiences. From Wordnik.com. [Charles Kerchner: Grading Teachers: What's Next?] Reference
A woman passed with a child hanging doggedly from her arm. From Wordnik.com. [For the Woman Who Has a Hundred] Reference
Conroy has doggedly pursued the answers to those questions. From Wordnik.com. [Journalist At Center Of Bogus Laredo Ranch Story Accused of Plagiarism] Reference
Judd had been studying doggedly to make up his school work. From Wordnik.com. [Over the Line] Reference
"I'll have to -- it's orders," replied the burly man doggedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview] Reference
"Dunno whether he been a buckra or not," responded, doggedly, my. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 87, January, 1865] Reference
"She said Madison Street," declared the taxicab driver, doggedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City] Reference
"I could never be wretched if you were my wife," he answered doggedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
He stared at the ground and doggedly stuck to his story no matter what. From Wordnik.com. [My Black Guitar] Reference
"Mr. Moncrief met with an accident -- that's why," he answered doggedly. From Wordnik.com. [The Hero of Garside School] Reference
"All right, I will," replied Peters doggedly, and hurried to the judges 'boat. From Wordnik.com. [The Young Oarsmen of Lakeview] Reference
And AOL gets rich, simply for milking the crowd it so doggedly gathered over the years. From Wordnik.com. [Surfers, Step Right Up!] Reference
"It isn't wasting time to have a little enjoyment and leisure," Richard declared doggedly. From Wordnik.com. [Rainbow Hill] Reference
Though he still dragged doggedly at the oars, there was no longer any heart in his pulling. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
Reports of the faithful doggedly clinging to survival continue to trickle out of the homeland. From Wordnik.com. [Houses of the Hidden] Reference
They couldn't see this was just the visible evidence that Gore was doggedly outworking their man. From Wordnik.com. [Caught In Clinton's Shadow] Reference
"I repeat it," he answered doggedly, succeeding at last in finding her hand, and holding it tight. From Wordnik.com. [The Outdoor Girls in Army Service Or, doing their bit for the soldier boys] Reference
She joined 35 years ago, as a recent graduate of Hong Kong University, and worked her way doggedly through the ranks. From Wordnik.com. [Hong Kong's Canary] Reference
But they share Penn's esthetic: they're captivating yet emotionally draining, highly crafted yet doggedly unmainstream. From Wordnik.com. [Tough Guy Talking] Reference
But something else has changed: Jenner has a large new group of heirs, and they share his doggedly optimistic attitude. From Wordnik.com. [The Search For Solutions] Reference
Bremer's former top aide, Dan Senor, recalls him battling doggedly with the Iraqi governing council to make that happen. From Wordnik.com. [Two Cheers for Bremer] Reference
At their worst, they are doggedly parochial, people who tend first and foremost to the interests of a relatively small constituency. From Wordnik.com. [Are You Experienced?] Reference
The national press, while surprised by the scam, has doggedly pursued the trail of funny money, power lunches and cash-and-carry lawmakers. From Wordnik.com. [LULA'S TRIAL BYFIRE] Reference
Males are not the only ones who crave status (remember Tonya Harding?), but we pursue it more doggedly than females at every stage of life. From Wordnik.com. [Mind Of A Man: Why We Strive For Status] Reference
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