stubbornness

Example Sentences

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Stubbornness — the memory of what happened — accounts for part of her determination.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 10, 2022

Stubbornness might be a trait that many Premier League managers share but when your team are in danger of getting thrashed and thousands of fans are calling for your head, it sure looks stressful.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2021

Stubbornness and rebelliousness come naturally to my fellow South Carolina natives, a large percentage of whom rely on tourism to pay the bills.

From Washington Post • Jul. 10, 2020

Stubbornness and a self-confessed arrogance about her work helped Le Guin through her unpublished years.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 10, 2016

“I’m like Dad and like you. Stubbornness runs deep in Hillburns.”

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe