stubbornness
Example Sentences
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My stubbornness supplied an early test case for negotiating marital disagreement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
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
"I know what you are capable of and I will always be protective of you out of pure loyalty and stubbornness, but my conscience is far from clear."
From BBC ● May 19, 2026
His father’s stubbornness paid off in court as the company was sued for its name.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026
Then he told me how she had gone to the proctor to have him moved out and how the proctor had revealed enough low stubbornness to insist on consulting Shreve first.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
