stubbornness
Example Sentences
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The administration’s stubbornness in this instance eventually pushed the question of Abrego Garcia’s deportation to the Supreme Court, when the justices upheld an order that required the government to facilitate his return to the U.S.
From Slate ● May 28, 2026
That stubbornness - the sense of not quite fitting in - was shaped early in life.
From BBC ● May 15, 2026
His father’s stubbornness paid off in court as the company was sued for its name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
“The Mary Tyler Moore Show” casts Minneapolis as progressive and neighborly, a bustling metropolis located between stereotypical Midwestern patriarchal stubbornness and a feminist future.
From Salon ● Jan. 31, 2026
I fell asleep listening to his slow, even breaths, his stubbornness finally melting away in the face of insurmountable fatigue.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
