obstinance

Example Sentences

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The Justice Department’s struggle to appoint U.S. attorneys stemmed from a mix of obstinance and incompetence.

From Slate • Mar. 24, 2026

While the reasons behind why people forgo treatment are varied and often subjective, America’s cultural dismissal of therapy and general obstinance about prioritizing mental health gives credence to the intense backlash Biles faced post-Tokyo.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2024

An attorney told the three-judge panel that the state’s obstinance should not be rewarded.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 3, 2023

Her obstinance, becoming an unwed mother at a time when they were shunted elsewhere, creates a heap of trouble for her in a world nowhere ready for her mind, character or ambition.

From Washington Post • Apr. 5, 2022

Yet in that glare I sometimes detected a flicker of approval, as if this streak of independence, this refusal to be shaped by him reflected his own obstinance.

From "Farewell to Manzanar" by Jeanne Houston