intractably

Example Sentences

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“But what you learn from this history is how intractably linked our region’s growth was with the railroad.”

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2023

Researchers must include enough details to accurately describe the system, but not so much that they render it intractably complex.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 6, 2023

She is stubborn, intractably so, and once she sets her mind on doing something, it is nearly impossible to dissuade her.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2020

Man acts as if he is not stronger than Mother Nature and Mother Nature behaves as an intractably stubborn creature, winning in the end.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2017

He had fallen madly and intractably in love with horse racing from the moment he saw his first race as a child, and knew where he wanted his money to go.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand