be stubborn
Example Sentences
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Burnley will be stubborn and resolute, and they do carry an attacking threat.
From BBC • Aug. 28, 2025
They can be stubborn as they’re smart, and they might think their idea is better than yours.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025
Sure, the Hungarian herding breed can be stubborn and barky, Cheimis said, but Csoki also looks after her geese and chickens at home in Kingfield, Maine, even lying down next to the goslings.
From Seattle Times • May 13, 2024
Eurozone policy-setters must be "stubborn" and continue increasing borrowing costs to battle inflation, Bundesbank chief Joachim Nagel told the Financial Times in comments published on Wednesday.
From Reuters • Mar. 22, 2023
But he wasn’t just doing it to be stubborn and thumb his nose at the town.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
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