headstrong
Example Sentences
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Her dad looks for signs that a match may butt heads with her headstrong personality, while her brother tries to steer her away from older men.
Smart and headstrong, Ellison attended the University of Chicago, but dropped out and drove to California in a used Thunderbird.
From Los Angeles Times
For her role as a young woman in conflict with her headstrong father in 1985’s “Twice in a Lifetime,” Madigan received an Oscar nomination for supporting actress.
From Los Angeles Times
As a headstrong piano student, he made rapid if idiosyncratic progress.
Douglas Century’s “Crash of the Heavens” brings to life the headstrong, charismatic heroine who was both a fearless warrior and a precocious writer.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
