dead set
Example Sentences
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More legal proceedings are sure to follow since the major conferences are dead set against allowing anyone who has been in the pros to play any more college ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
But I was dead set it was a three for me.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026
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 ● Dec. 30, 2025
“My wife and I are both dead set that this is an absolute wrong, and we will fight this to the death,” Scott Anderson, who owns a golf course in Gilbert, Ariz., told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2024
“Your pa was dead set on that dress. I figured—”
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
