pigheaded

Example Sentences

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And perhaps most cruelly, this pigheaded hubris hurts the most vulnerable the most.

From Scientific American • Sep. 1, 2023

The team’s thick, almost spreadable toum cranks up the volume on the stinking rose, allowing its pungency and pigheaded perfume to accessorize a number of dishes.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2023

Like I stumbled into the career that I have simply for being too pigheaded to accept “no” for an answer.

From The Verge • May 4, 2022

Born and raised in New South Wales, Australia, Les Murray was gaptoothed, pigheaded, booming, burly.

From New York Times • Apr. 15, 2022

Pullman’s friends cautioned that he was being pigheaded and had underestimated the anger of his workers.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson