hardheaded

Example Sentences

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Even worse are the hardheaded dollars-and-cents realists of Wall Street who take this new reality as a given.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 2, 2025

The verdict’s out on a more hardheaded and unruly species.

From Seattle Times • May 10, 2023

I was hardheaded, self-contained and struggled to show affection toward the people I loved.

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022

But in these more hardheaded scenes, he also makes it clear that their impact can be unpredictable, and like comedy, they can deceive just as deftly.

From New York Times • Dec. 9, 2022

Herb was hardheaded, a slow man to make a deal; Johnson had worked over a year to clinch this sale.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote