unbending

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  • Washington, unbending in his role as the noblest republican of them all, administered a severe blow to imperial pride.

    Washington in Victory | Piers Brendon | October 10, 2008 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • In his own opinion no better agent could have been found in the rle of a stern, unbending republican and fiery Jacobin.

    Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
  • There were no holidays in the term Joan had set for herself, no unbending, no relaxation from her books.

  • He was unbending, hard, and lucid only when he spoke on some detail of business, or on some point of policy.

    The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope
  • Dumiger and Marguerite stood side by side, alarmed, but still unbending; and yet the man who spoke to them was of great power.

  • As no one suffered inconvenience at his attitude, however, Shan Tien's expression assumed a more unbending cast.

    Kai Lung's Golden Hours | Ernest Bramah

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