obstinate
Example Sentences
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“In the beginning of the estrangement, I was so obstinate, and I was seeing myself as the victim,” she says.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
"Just an obstinate love of being on stage and performing," Banks answered.
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
Her critical “confidence . . . is thrillingly anachronistic: obstinate, sure, but warming, too.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 26, 2025
The guard was obstinate in refusing to provide one.
From Salon • Aug. 21, 2025
Of course Mother will be as obstinate about her death as she has been about every detail of her life.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
Vocabulary lists containing obstinate
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