dead set on
Example Sentences
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Williams agrees this has been her experience, one she’s grateful for in an industry often dead set on ignoring perspectives like hers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Knueppel says he learned it by a being kid trying to escape an entire court of grown men who were dead set on stopping him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
"The very fact they were dead set on employing these independent advocates themselves says something about the culture - its control, and just not even beginning to understand the nature of independence."
From BBC ● Mar. 14, 2025
Athletic director Bernard Muir, who hired Haase, seems dead set on standing by his decision.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 27, 2023
But tonight my mother is dead set on me watching television with her while she crafts props for the pageant’s opening dance number.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
