hidebound

Example Sentences

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For now, the hidebound traditions of royalty loom over their relationship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Over time, cadets concentrating in social sciences formed an elite enclave, which became an object of resentment and ridicule among some more hidebound officers.

From Slate • Feb. 9, 2026

In a post to Truth Social, Trump called on professional sports teams to be more hidebound.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

In presenting the story Wilkerson told, as well as the story of Wilkerson herself, DuVernay hopes to remove some barriers and to show that even the most hidebound systems can be shaken.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

These hidebound trustees were determined to run the Research Corporation as conservatively as they ran their own businesses—that is, accumulating a large capital cushion before starting to give it away.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik