bound and determined
Example Sentences
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“He was bound and determined to make sure we were coming out with a lead in that first period.”
From Washington Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
“I was bound and determined not to wait that long.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2021
“She was bound and determined to get on the property,” he went on.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2019
He spent the first year in the consular section—issuing visas to Saudi students, doing passport work for American citizens—where his boss seemed bound and determined to ruin his career before it could even really begin.
From Slate ● Jun. 29, 2018
Grandpa chuckled and said, “Would you look at that? He knows that we’re going somewhere and he’s bound and determined to go with us.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
