hidebound
Example Sentences
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Lou seemed to enjoy his son best when he acted out the old man’s hidebound conception of masculinity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026
Over time, cadets concentrating in social sciences formed an elite enclave, which became an object of resentment and ridicule among some more hidebound officers.
From Slate • Feb. 9, 2026
Egyptian-backed young officers in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, staged a coup in 1962 against a hidebound theocratic leader who had long kept the country in a state of isolation.
From Salon • Jul. 14, 2024
In presenting the story Wilkerson told, as well as the story of Wilkerson herself, DuVernay hopes to remove some barriers and to show that even the most hidebound systems can be shaken.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024
As additional proof from other laboratories and experiments accumulated in the 1950s, even the most hidebound skeptics had to convert into believers.*
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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