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

"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

But it will demand a stubbornness from creators and dedication from consumers that the current moment is designed to strip from us.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

His naïveté and intellectual stubbornness also led Lilla to believe, as late as 2016, that the Bushes and the Clintons would continue to be the dynasts of their respective parties.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

It w as one of the things Tom loved about me, he said: my stubbornness, my strength.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins