obduracy

Example Sentences

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

From Washington Post • Apr. 21, 2023

But a year later, more than two dozen of them remain stuck in Afghanistan, stalled by bureaucratic wrangling, the vagaries of international diplomacy and the obduracy of the Taliban government.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 31, 2022

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