hard-headed

Example Sentences

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This is "proof that our pragmatic, hard-headed international engagement brings benefits at home", he added.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

“Having already slashed tariffs on whisky exports to India, we’re now doing the same with China—proof that our pragmatic, hard-headed international engagement brings benefits at home,” Starmer said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

Andrew Cuomo—the hard-headed former governor of New York state —became something of a national hero in 2020 with his no-nonsense press conferences.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2025

“Surprisingly,” said Halpern, “I found in my interviews that some very hard-headed astrophysicists who are very knowledgeable see the idea of a multiverse as enticing.”

From Salon • Jan. 30, 2024

He really knew they were air castles, for at bottom he was hard-headed, not easily taken in even by his own exuberant imagination.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes