stubbornness

Example Sentences

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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

That stubbornness - the sense of not quite fitting in - was shaped early in life.

From BBC • May 15, 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

His naïveté and intellectual stubbornness also led Lilla to believe, as late as 2016, that the Bushes and the Clintons would continue to be the dynasts of their respective parties.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

He may have interpreted it as evidence of her stubbornness, her willfulness, her utter disregard of all his warnings, and so made a threat which would put a stop to this crazy talk about freedom.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry