stubborn
Example Sentences
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A client stubborn enough to keep fighting into his 80s.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Backed by water tankers and a helicopter, firefighters on Sunday fought to contain a stubborn wildfire in Northern California that prompted officials to order evacuations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Yet Supino added that he now values AT&T’s stock at an earnings multiple “below historic averages to reflect a stubborn Starlink overhang.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 25, 2026
"Damon's Odysseus is stubborn, overconfident and sacrilegious, but doesn't bear that much resemblance to the conniving, hypocritical egotist of lore who fretted over his wife's fidelity," she noted.
From BBC ● Jul. 15, 2026
Hermes warned him that if he persisted in his stubborn silence, he should suffer still more terrible things.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
Vocabulary lists containing stubborn
The Cay
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"What, of This Goldfish, Would You Wish?" Vocabulary from the short story
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