stiff-necked
Example Sentences
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But like the Targaryens, the elves and men of “The Rings of Power,” are far too stiff-necked to make any sort of joke.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2024
"I would argue that both governments have been excessively stiff-necked," Bunn says.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 31, 2017
But America has a proud history of stiff-necked heroes.
From Washington Post • Jan. 9, 2017
The people I grew up with were the descendants of stiff-necked troublemakers from County Mayo or the Abruzzi, men who never bowed to royalty — peasants to everyone but themselves.
From New York Times • Jul. 14, 2014
“If your stiff-necked lord commander will allow it. Did your fires show you where to find this girl?”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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