dead set on
Example Sentences
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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
Rebecca Masri, founder of luxury travel app Little Emperors, has a solution for those dead set on returning to old favorites despite prices, weather and crowds: Go after Labor Day.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2024
In this new, revamped age of "The Bachelor," it seems the producers are dead set on selling change.
From Salon • Apr. 1, 2024
But Dasch was dead set on returning to Germany.
From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple