stubbornness

Example Sentences

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“The Mary Tyler Moore Show” casts Minneapolis as progressive and neighborly, a bustling metropolis located between stereotypical Midwestern patriarchal stubbornness and a feminist future.

From Salon • Jan. 31, 2026

MarketWatch: What’s the difference between discipline and stubbornness in both investing and spending?

From MarketWatch • Jan. 21, 2026

But it will demand a stubbornness from creators and dedication from consumers that the current moment is designed to strip from us.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Others included shamelessness, stubbornness and an elastic approach to bookkeeping.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

I was wrong to attempt to deceive you; but I feared a stubbornness that exists in your character.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë