obstinate person

Example Sentences

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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)

The stubborn or obstinate person will not do what another desires or requires; the perverse person will do anything contrary to what is desired or required of him.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

She is no better reconciled to her son's marriage; in truth, as it sometimes happens where no real fault can be discovered, an obstinate person will fall back upon a prejudice.

From Floyd Grandon's Honor by Douglas, Amanda Minnie