How to Use stubborn in a Sentence

stubborn

adjective
  • She's wrong, but she's too stubborn to admit it.
  • I admire his stubborn refusal to quit.
  • Yet the strings still emerge from the dryer in a stubborn twist.
    — Emma Laperruque, Bon Appétit, 25 Oct. 2023
  • The Nuggets are just stubborn, as the Clippers learned.
    — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 7 May 2025
  • Thus, the Panthers could be a bit stubborn down the stretch.
    — Michael Arinze, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The Dolphins have a right to be stubborn, and Howard has a right to be salty.
    — Omar Kelly, sun-sentinel.com, 1 Aug. 2021
  • Kyle Lowry is many things, and stubborn is one of them.
    — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Blast away stubborn stains all over your home with the help of the Bissell SteamShot.
    — Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Oh, blackheads—the tiny, stubborn dots that just won’t take a hint.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Its slant tip grabs hair from the root to removes stubborn or hard-to-reach hairs from the face and body.
    — Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 27 Nov. 2020
  • After, the tool is easy to empty and there was no need to pick any stubborn hairs off of the roller.
    — Jodhaira Rodriguez, goodhousekeeping.com, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Even the most stubborn makeup, dirt, or oil are no match for Good Cleanup.
    — Nerisha Penrose, ELLE, 14 Feb. 2023
  • For stubborn stains, brush with a toothbrush and rinse.
    — Heloise, Washington Post, 11 July 2020
  • His stubborn insistence sent a message to the rest of the team.
    — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2021
  • While getting chances in the first half, Plainville’s stubborn defense kept the Knights in check.
    — Steve Smith, Hartford Courant, 9 Nov. 2022
  • The words stubborn and predictable stuck to him like plastic wrap.
    — Dan Wolken, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2022
  • Save the elbow grease and use a dryer sheet on the stubborn food residue instead.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Instead, the number 2020 has come to seem more like a stubborn curse.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 24 July 2021
  • The easy way to remove stubborn chocolate stains from clothes.
    — Jane Onyanga-Omara Julius Lasin usa Today, USA TODAY, 4 Aug. 2023
  • In the past, some CEOs were very stubborn, very resistant to change.
    — Spriha Srivastava, CNBC, 4 June 2025
  • Again, the metal plate comes in handy for more stubborn wrinkles.
    — Erinne Magee, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2023
  • That’s surely enough time to get out those stubborn stains.
    — Sarah Bogdan, Good Housekeeping, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Sure enough, though a little stubborn, the door was, in fact, unlocked.
    — Rachel King, Fortune, 11 July 2020
  • What is stubborn and disciplined one day is too docile the next.
    — Evan Grant, Dallas News, 28 Apr. 2021
  • The astronauts had to use a ratchet wrench to deal with the more stubborn bolts, which slowed them down.
    — Marcia Dunn, orlandosentinel.com, 1 Mar. 2021
  • The right owner and a stubborn push probably could find a way.
    — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Rick McConnell said that this sounds like his mom, who is stubborn.
    — Bella Waters, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
  • My friend Ally Mahoney’s mom used to ask her to come over to change a light bulb or open the lid of a stubborn jar.
    — Karina Bland, The Arizona Republic, 29 Oct. 2020
  • At times, perhaps those managers were stubborn to not give Campusano more of a chance as a big-league catcher.
    — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 16 June 2025
  • Gibson admits that Hercules was difficult to train at first, being a little stubborn and overly friendly to people.
    — Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 13 June 2025

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