obstinance
Example Sentences
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They did not do so, thanks to a time-honored Washington combination of obstinance, reticence, and cowardice.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2025
While the reasons behind why people forgo treatment are varied and often subjective, America’s cultural dismissal of therapy and general obstinance about prioritizing mental health gives credence to the intense backlash Biles faced post-Tokyo.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2024
If you, nevertheless, decide to tackle the job yourself, I suggest starting in a small room that can be sacrificed on the altar of obstinance.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 26, 2023
Again and again, he reacted with a familiar mix of obstinance and outrage, causing some in his orbit to fear he was essentially daring the FBI to come after him.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2022
Yet in that glare I sometimes detected a flicker of approval, as if this streak of independence, this refusal to be shaped by him reflected his own obstinance.
From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston
