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
Father Ariel is no longer at the parish — I don’t know many of the priests there anymore, my connection to the parish steadily eroded by distance, time and sheer obstinance on my part.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 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
Initially, Pádraic’s obstinance is played for dark comedy but then gives way to a tragic melancholy that Farrell — one of his generation’s best actors — conveys with anger, confusion and deep sadness.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 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
