pig-headed

Example Sentences

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Maas succeeded where more than 99% failed by being smart, sometimes pig-headed and, in the end, lucky.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 19, 2024

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

He's a pig-headed and illogical old man, the vicar; and he can never forgive me, I believe, because, being the eldest son, I wasn't called after him by my father and mother.

From Strange Stories by Allen, Grant