Example Sentences

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President Furio Truzzi told The Associated Press, however, that despite the overall decreases, pasta prices are obstinately high in some cities and that the group was still considering targeted strikes later this summer.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

At C3, I obstinately ignore my fear of heights—and conception of myself as a noodle-armed weakling—as I pull myself up into the hoop, a 3-foot-wide metal ring suspended several feet above the ground.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2023

He had already struck aesthetic gold in the 1960s with his deadpan, Pop-inspired yet obstinately painterly portraits and his disarming painted cutouts.

From Washington Post • Oct. 29, 2022

A report issued last week by the House Financial Services Committee was deeply critical of both board members for what it cast as their obstinately complacent response to the bank’s problems.

From New York Times • Mar. 9, 2020

Tristran's hair had, obstinately, fallen across his face once more.

From "Stardust" by Neil Gaiman