obstinance

Example Sentences

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His youthful obstinance was less amusing when it came to the game.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2024

Father Ariel is no longer at the parish — I don’t know many of the priests there anymore, my connection to the parish steadily eroded by distance, time and sheer obstinance on my part.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024

If you, nevertheless, decide to tackle the job yourself, I suggest starting in a small room that can be sacrificed on the altar of obstinance.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 26, 2023

Again and again, he reacted with a familiar mix of obstinance and outrage, causing some in his orbit to fear he was essentially daring the FBI to come after him.

From Washington Post • Aug. 23, 2022

Yet in that glare I sometimes detected a flicker of approval, as if this streak of independence, this refusal to be shaped by him reflected his own obstinance.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston