stubborn

[ˈstʌbərn]

Definition:
1. Tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield.
2. Not responding to treatment.
3. Difficult to treat or deal with.
4. Persisting in a reactionary stand.

Use 'stubborn' in a sentence:

1. I deserve everything, for I am certainly very stubborn and stupid!
2. Jim was stubborn and domineering with a very bad temper.
3. You had controlling parents: You become a stubborn adult.
4. Pinocchio was as stubborn as ever.
5. Though he was quarrelsome by nature and often stubborn and hard, he was always gentle with children.
6. The problem is stubborn.
7. He's a stubborn old man.
8. Maybe that made her stubborn.
9. He is a pigheaded [ bullheaded] person.; He is as stubborn as a mule.
10. He is as stubborn as a mule.
11. He is a stubborn character used to getting his own way.
12. He was too stubborn/ obstinate to admit that there was a problem.
13. This detergent can remove stubborn stains.
14. He was so stubborn that he was immune to all suggestions.
15. When he's in his stubborn mood, he isn't easily talked round.
16. He's really stubborn and won't be persuaded.
17. The tiger mother is too stubborn to take criticism of her parenting method.
18. The stubborn Stuyvesant didn't reply.
19. I would make a great queen because I am stubborn — if that ’ s what I wanted.
20. I cannot cope with that boy; he is stubborn.
21. He was too stubborn to admit that he was wrong.
22. His face was set in an expression of stubborn determination.
23. Serves her right for being so stubborn.
24. He is really stubborn!
25. Joe is proud and stubborn.
26. He's so stubborn.
27. He is always very opinionated and stubborn.
28. He is a pigheaded [ bullheaded] person.; He is a stubborn as a mule.
29. Joe is proud and stubborn, never admitting he is wrong and always looking for someone else to blame.
30. Joe is proud and stubborn , never admitting he is wrong and always looking for someone else to blame.
31. But being stubborn isn't always bad.
32. Both of them are too stubborn to agree a compromise.
33. And over the years, my stubborn loyalty has been justified.
34. We are both stubborn.
35. She's proud and stubborn, you know, under that pliant exterior.
36. My friend is stubborn.
37. He is indeed rather stubborn.
38. She was a stubborn lady.
39. Cancer is a devastating, stubborn disease.
40. He tickled gently at its glossy carapace, but the stubborn beetle would not budge.
41. His opponents viewed him as stubborn, dogmatic, and inflexible.
42. The first and most stubborn problem was that of reductions in the number of aircraft.
43. She made a mistake do not admit that I am under the the stubborn Jin may be up, and have to give her a little color and look.
44. Mick was stubborn and domineering with a very bad temper.
45. His stubborn resistance to anything new eventually wore out the patience of his superiors.
46. This treatment removes the most stubborn stains.
47. He's as stubborn as a mule.
48. She can be as stubborn as a mule.
49. The more Sarah nagged her, the more stubborn Cissie became.
50. Did Sarah Josepha Hale write "Mary's Little Lamb," the eternal nursery rhymeabout girl named Mary with a stubborn lamb?
51. There is one stubborn question for which archaeology has yet to provide any answers: how did the Lapita accomplish the ancient equivalent of a moon landing, many times over?