Example sentences for: obstinacy

How can you use “obstinacy” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • Likewise, the procedural argument allows the White House to challenge Helms' obstinacy without appearing to foment the GOP's identity crisis.

  • The NYT , follows its long-time harsh stance on the matter by calling Reno's move "obstinacy" and the conclusion of "one of the sorriest episodes in modern Justice Department history."

  • Another editorial berates President Clinton for foreclosing the ground troop option, thus goading Slobodan Milosevic into further obstinacy and tying NATO's hands.

  • Kosovo, Iraq (thanks to artfully timed obstinacy by Saddam Hussein), and India-Pakistan are subjects of the widest speculation.

  • Bill Clinton and Ken Starr are Time 's "Men of the Year" for their "shared obstinacy."


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