bound and determined
Example Sentences
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“I was bound and determined not to wait that long.”
From Washington Post ● Dec. 10, 2021
“He was bound and determined to come away as the No. 1 quarterback in the nation,” Rollinson said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 21, 2019
“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
I might not be the only guy in her life—and probably not the oldest or the smartest or the richest or the best looking—but I’m bound and determined to be one of her favorites.
From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz
