stubborn

Example Sentences

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That's down to a stubborn area of high pressure which has been parked over Scandinavia this year and is responsible for the cold weather here.

From BBC

U.K. stocks have outperformed their European and American counterparts lately, despite some worries about stubborn inflation and ballooning government borrowing costs.

From Barron's

Every part O’Hara played drew on the spirits of her many sketch personas, especially their stubborn unwillingness to erase themselves in service of other people — including, for better or worse, their children.

From Salon

And that will set Tūtū off on how Dad is a stubborn mule.

From Literature

And she was so small, this girl, for such a weight to be set on her shoulders—small and stubborn and breakable.

From Literature