stubbornness

Example Sentences

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He admires him, but there is a quiet stubbornness in how he frames his own ambition.

From BBC • Jun. 4, 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

A similar stubbornness, Ms. Trethewey suggests, can be traced in nearly all of her daughters: “Rebel against her as they might, they were always very much Sydney’s children.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 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

Sitting on Sahil’s chair, disappointed at my own idiotic stubbornness and so confused, too.

From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon