dead set

Example Sentences

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“You seemed pretty dead set on leaving me behind yesterday,” I said, still sitting where I was on the bed.

From Literature

With Poland dead set against it, that means either France or Italy, both home to rowdy agricultural lobbies, would have to sign on.

From Barron's

With Poland dead set against it, that means either France or Italy, both home to rowdy agricultural lobbies, would have to sign on.

From Barron's

He kept applying for Massachusetts-based jobs from his family home outside Chicago, and said he was “dead set” on working in the life-sciences hot spot.

From The Wall Street Journal

Daddy woke up very early the next morning, dead set on accomplishing an important mission—getting work.

From Literature