headstrong

Example Sentences

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We don’t yet want to say that the situation has spiraled out of control, but the spiral could be only a couple of headstrong choices away.

From Slate • Mar. 21, 2026

Her dad looks for signs that a match may butt heads with her headstrong personality, while her brother tries to steer her away from older men.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

The headstrong American starlet, cast as Belmondo’s noncommittal lover, is convinced that Godard is working toward a disaster and gets most of her enjoyment from teasing her prickly boss.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

What if those new military leaders round the table are more headstrong and less cautious than their dead predecessors?

From BBC • Jun. 14, 2025

Ptolemy was a headstrong boy, not a military mastermind.

From "Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen" by Susan Blackaby