hidebound

Example Sentences

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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

Sanitary Commission was paid for by contributions from the public; it was also, at first, opposed by the hidebound Army Medical Department.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

In a post to Truth Social, Trump called on professional sports teams to be more hidebound.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

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