pigheadedness
Example Sentences
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Overspending, indecision, poor judgment and general pigheadedness were characteristic at NeXT from the start.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 17, 2026
“They’re not afraid to show the fragility and the pigheadedness of men,” he says.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2023
Euro 2020 will still be an exercise in hubris and pigheadedness and get-there-itis; it will still be a monument to soccer’s unyielding self-satisfaction.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2021
Most forebodingly: In Buchanan's case, his pigheadedness during his lame duck period heralded the outbreak of the Civil War.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2020
With what Harry considered pure pigheadedness, however, Ron was unimpressed.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
