headstrong
Example Sentences
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We don’t yet want to say that the situation has spiraled out of control, but the spiral could be only a couple of headstrong choices away.
From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026
As a headstrong piano student, he made rapid if idiosyncratic progress.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
The winner of senior badminton and table tennis competitions around the world, she is, at her core, an athlete — competitive, confident and, perhaps, a bit headstrong.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2025
What if those new military leaders round the table are more headstrong and less cautious than their dead predecessors?
From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025
We were both headstrong and always ready to fight.
From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung
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My Brother Sam is Dead
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