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

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.

Dona, when she once took an idea into her head, was the most obstinate person in the world.

From A Patriotic Schoolgirl by Salmon, Balliol

The obstinate person may be amenable to reason if reasons are stated calmly, tactfully, and without arousing his opposition.

From Analyzing Character by Blackford, Katherine M. H.