Dead Set Definition

noun
The motionless stance of a hunting dog in pointing game.
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A resolute attack or effort.
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adjective
Unswervingly dedicated; resolutely determined.
If John is dead set on marrying Catherine, his parents' objection will only provoke a falling out.
The governor is dead set against the concealed weapons permit legislation and will veto it even if it costs her the re-election.
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Noun

Singular:
dead set
Plural:
dead-sets

Dead Set Sentence Examples

  • If he's dead set on questioning relatives, he can do it by phone.

  • Nothing. Fitzgerald was dead set on busting some kids with booze so he'd have something juicy to brag about at the next day's debate.

  • How often he is at a dead set!

  • If you aren't dead set on using Mavis Beacon to play typing games or improve your typing, there are any number of typing games you can play free online.

  • Suffice to say that in the latter, Soma is back and this time somebody is dead set on using his lineage against him as part of a plot to form a balance between good and evil.

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