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obstinate person



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But he added, he is "a pretty obstinate person".

From BBC Apr. 14, 2024

Then again, he had always been a pretty obstinate person, so this wasn’t a big change in their relationship.

From The New Yorker Oct. 1, 2018

He was an obstinate person, used to success,—so used to it, in fact, that the present situation left him dazed.

From Jacob's Ladder by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

I suppose it is because I have never heard a good word about him that I, being an obstinate person, don't think he can be as bad as he is painted.

From Madge Morton's Trust by Chalmers, Amy D. V.

A mistake may prove costly or humiliating to an obstinate person who persists in his error, but, when he is right, such a person is pretty well qualified 203 to win over all opposition.

From Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager by Standish, Burt L.




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