stubborn

Example Sentences

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Citibank economists argue that people have become very resistant to paying more for goods and services after years of stubborn inflation.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 17, 2026

He doesn’t respond to his various wake-up calls with stubborn defiance but a curiosity that shifts his moping into something akin to a geeky, fun-loving second adolescence.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

The story stays small, sticking only with her, a stubborn woman who doesn’t want much from the world and doesn’t feel responsible for its rescue.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

To the obvious fury of the judge, the prince's stubborn barrister David Sherborne often tested the boundaries of that decision.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Thomas would remind me that nothing could knock me down because I was made of miranium, and that I was too stubborn to let anything keep me from saving Fig.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas