obduracy

Example Sentences

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She has good qualifications: a strong physique, single-mindedness, obduracy.

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

Audacious, imaginative and moving, Mantell’s play dramatizes the historical obduracy of anti-Semitism, as well as the frustration of women trapped within patriarchal structures that leave them little freedom of movement or choice.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2018

In turn, this is why Mr Bolton’s ideological obduracy looks less risky than welcome.

From Economist • May 31, 2018

A nation does not emerge from 50 years of military dictatorship without political wounds, they say, asserting that pushing Ms. Aung San Suu Kyi, whose famous resolve can tend toward obduracy, could be counterproductive.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2017

He said, “My dear madam. Your obduracy is quite, is...well, can’t you see how ridiculous this is?”

From "The Graveyard Book" by Neil Gaiman