Example Sentences

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Wright mulishly insisted that he would “want to know what dangerous person means.”

From Slate • Nov. 8, 2023

Epshteyn, who has the mien and the manner of an extra on Boardwalk Empire, mulishly asked, “What’s going on?”

From Slate • Oct. 31, 2016

Hopefully, the legislature of the state of Mississippi will one day follow ASB’s example instead of standing mulishly, embarrassingly behind the status quo.

From Time • Oct. 22, 2015

Too leaden for fantasy, the movie is mulishly slow, and so prone to linger on the obvious that for a while it barely makes the grade as comedy.

From Time Magazine Archive

“You should’ve got more points on the second task,” said Cedric mulishly.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling