recalcitrant
Example Sentences
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Ms. Goldstein imagines a sweet spot that allows us to “objectively distinguish between better and worse ways to satisfy the longing to matter” while being “expansive enough to accommodate us in all our recalcitrant diversity.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026
Perhaps none has been as recalcitrant as Alabama.
From Slate • Dec. 8, 2025
With the passage of decades, facts are difficult to unearth, and emotions and motivations are even more recalcitrant.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2025
Maybe it is just a bunch of recalcitrant teenagers.
From Salon • Dec. 16, 2024
He had scolded Ifemelu as a child for being recalcitrant, mutinous, intransigent, words that made her little actions seem epic and almost prideworthy.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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