stubbornness
Example Sentences
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"Let me be clear that this is not about personal vanity, it is not about stubbornness, it is about a very deep sense of duty," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 12, 2026
The administration’s stubbornness in this instance eventually pushed the question of Abrego Garcia’s deportation to the Supreme Court, when the justices upheld an order that required the government to facilitate his return to the U.S.
From Slate ● May 28, 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
But beneath that soft gentleness there was something stubborn in her, and no matter how conscientiously he studied it all out, he could not understand the gentle stubbornness in his wife.
From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers
