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

“But of course, I’m hardheaded and got on social media.”

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2023

Some of them rankled ideological purists, but they brought hardheaded liberals and conservatives together in fruitful alliances.

From Washington Post • Feb. 2, 2023

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

From Salon • Dec. 15, 2022

“You're hardheaded, but you’re smart. You can read better than any of us. And the way you do those numbers, all in your head...”

From "The Parker Inheritance" by Varian Johnson