refractoriness

Example Sentences

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This was all he had to offer to the Father in expiation of his contumely and refractoriness, his errors and his falls.

From The Cathedral by Huysmans, J.-K. (Joris-Karl)

This is a triumph of education; refractoriness is overcome.

From The Education of the Child by Key, Ellen

It cannot be doubted that a certain refractoriness to form is a typical feature of the Basque character.

From Tragic Sense Of Life by Flitch, J. E. Crawford (John Ernest Crawford)

Five babies at different stages of refractoriness are sprawling about on this strip of floor; they make noises all the time.

From Things as They Are Mission Work in Southern India by Carmichael, Amy

I dread the interested refractoriness of your nobles, who cannot all be gratified, and who may be unwilling to submit to the requisite sacrifices.

From Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers by Martin, Benj. N.