intransigent

Example Sentences

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Both sides are frustratingly intransigent, but though Ms. Etura appears in only a few scenes, she makes Clara’s balance of anguish and guilt palpable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

But the Kandahar-based leadership has remained intransigent, and there has been no public breaking of ranks with the supreme leader’s diktats.

From BBC • Sep. 10, 2024

Decency and sanity demand that we address these catastrophes, however massive and intransigent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2024

That stance is more intransigent than the one adopted by Saudi Arabia’s neighbor, the United Arab Emirates, another major oil and gas producer.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 10, 2023

He had scolded Ifemelu as a child for being recalcitrant, mutinous, intransigent, words that made her little actions seem epic and almost prideworthy.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie