Sentence examples for dogged competitor from inspiring English sources

Nico Rosberg's first Formula One championship was a classic victory for the diligent, dogged competitor over a more gifted opponent.

Until this year, Errani had gained a reputation as a dogged competitor, yet one whose talents rested well outside the final rounds of the four major international championships.

Like Rivera, Hughes, a 23-year-old right-hander, has a calm demeanor that masks the soul of a dogged competitor.

But in his 16 appearances since being traded, he has showed them the various sides of his personality, from the dogged competitor to the loose, relaxed and sometimes amusing Mississippian.

In the event, he promised only to make Jerusalem his first port of call as president.In recent years, however, mighty AIPAC has had to cope with an irritant: a small but dogged competitor.

Mr. Bird, a dogged competitor, keeps to himself and rebuffs Mr. Johnson's attempts at collegial camaraderie on the few occasions they meet, at least until they are courted by Converse to shoot a sneaker commercial together.

There were valid reasons for those disappointing performances, and we were working on a couple of things which we hope will help when we get to London, but Mark and I are such dogged competitors we don't like losing whatever we do!

With a one-under-par 69 in the final round with two dogged competitors in pursuit, Woods snared a two-shot victory over the Tour journeyman Woody Austin to claim his first major championship of the season and the 13th of his career.

The production boasts a terrific cast led by Hunter Foster as Benny Perkins, a fierce competitor who is not above exploiting his rivals' weaknesses to get ahead, and Keith Carradine as J D Drew, who proves a dogged rival despite being older than most of the other contestants.

Apple has always held that computer viruses and malware dogged only its competitors.

One of the locals in the hamlet at the foot of the slope tells me concerns about health and safety have dogged the event – some competitors have suffered serious injuries as they hurtled downhill in pursuit of the cheese.