pig-headed

Example Sentences

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“You have to adjust. Don’t be pig-headed and say we’re just going to keep doing X, Y and Z because it was good for us with the group a year ago or two years ago.”

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2021

Even a stubborn, pig-headed jackass like Mr. Henderson acknowledges that Magaro and Orion Lee have great chemistry together.

From Slate • Dec. 29, 2020

And we should embrace that pig-headed unwillingness to give up, even when it seems like giving up is the only option.

From Salon • Sep. 19, 2020

But Gosling, who plays a pig-headed pianist earning a crust playing easy-listening standards, gets one of the highlights to himself, casually singing the tentative City of Stars as he strolls along a pier at night.

From The Guardian • Oct. 11, 2018

"I suppose I was pig-headed and altogether in the wrong," I admitted humbly.

From In Jeopardy by Sutphen, Van Tassel