How to Use obstinate in a Sentence

obstinate

adjective
  • My parents remain as obstinate as ever.
  • The Dems just want to be obstinate at the cost to America.
    — Fox News, 20 Apr. 2018
  • The Dems just want to be obstinate at the cost to America.
    — Fox News, 19 Apr. 2018
  • So the White House will have to weigh whether Pruitt can still advance the ball for the Trump agenda against the obstinate questions about his ethics.
    — Umair Irfan, Vox, 12 Apr. 2018
  • So the White House will have to weigh whether Pruitt can still advance the ball for the Trump agenda against the obstinate questions about his ethics.
    — Umair Irfan, Vox, 12 Apr. 2018
  • Ed remains obstinate, but the other guys keep them from coming to blows.
    — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Little is known about why Snyder is taking such an obstinate stance in the case of Sutton.
    — Vahe Gregorian, kansascity.com, 2 June 2017
  • And those obstinate little gray bastards that sprung up all over my scalp needed to be evicted.
    — Donna Freydkin, Allure, 30 Oct. 2017
  • When Kayla rode Tonka, the horse was still a bit obstinate and persnickety.
    — Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Apr. 2018
  • When Kayla rode Tonka, the horse was still a bit obstinate and persnickety.
    — Roy Bragg, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Apr. 2018
  • And the obstinate idiosyncrasies of his music were at times judged even more harshly.
    — Seth Colter Walls, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2020
  • None of this is to say that Mr. Peltz isn’t a good investor, or that, in certain circumstances, obstinate companies don’t need change.
    — Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 17 July 2017
  • As two tiny eyes peer out from beneath the shell, short tentacles tickle the air, revealing a certain obstinate charm.
    — Degen Pener, Los Angeles Magazine, 22 June 2018
  • As two tiny eyes peer out from beneath the shell, short tentacles tickle the air, revealing a certain obstinate charm.
    — Degen Pener, Los Angeles Magazine, 22 June 2018
  • One irritating or obstinate writer can bring the entire machinery of a show to a halt.
    — Mike Reiss, WSJ, 25 May 2018
  • In the end, the obstinate forces of tradition and inertia stymied the administration’s move from Bankova Street.
    — Joshua Yaffa, The New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2019
  • Fleming's Bond is often described as cold, but the novels do offer a glimpse of his inner life -- his sense of duty, his moral courage, his obstinate resilience.
    — Will Nevin, OregonLive.com, 14 July 2017
  • Ever obstinate nearly two centuries after his death, Beethoven still won’t roll over.
    — Mark Swed, latimes.com, 8 June 2018
  • The facetious old turn of phrase that identifies schooling with the three Rs – reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic – may express the most obstinate block to change in education.
    — Seymour Papert, WIRED, 1 Feb. 1993
  • The quiet but obstinate determination of a man who has decided to stay behind forms the center of Mr. Laurent’s film.
    — Dan Bilefsky, New York Times, 31 Mar. 2016
  • Taureans may find their horns locked with fellow obstinate signs Leos and Aquarians.
    — Aliza Kelly Faragher, Allure, 27 Oct. 2017
  • All these gifts come with notes signed off with a smiley face, and an obstinate red bow that becomes something of an ominous symbol after the third successive casual drop-by.
    — Tom Philip, GQ, 25 Mar. 2018
  • All these gifts come with notes signed off with a smiley face, and an obstinate red bow that becomes something of an ominous symbol after the third successive casual drop-by.
    — Tom Philip, GQ, 25 Mar. 2018
  • The process went smoothly until an obstinate 19th-century steamer trunk refused to open and reveal its insides.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 22 May 2018
  • The process went smoothly until an obstinate 19th-century steamer trunk refused to open and reveal its insides.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, Indianapolis Star, 22 May 2018
  • Doing good self-care is different than just being obstinate and willful.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive.com, 25 July 2019
  • Her life, shuttling between two obstinate men, starts to seem unsustainable.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Republic, 24 Apr. 2018
  • After all, those of us born under the fifth astrological sign are known for being passionate, obstinate, and unbending, with a taste for the finer things and just a touch of the imperious.
    — Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 12 Nov. 2019
  • Republicans will be obstinate in refusing to pass any bill that might bolster Democrats’ electoral prospects in November.
    — Paolo Confino, Fortune, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Abs can be the most obstinate body part to train, with long and arduous workout routines seemingly yielding little reward compared to other muscle groups.
    — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 21 June 2023

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