| Once an impression or conviction takes hold, it stays there, with stubborn intensity. |
| Self-control will help them appear strong, sensible, and reasonable rather than demanding, argumentative, or stubborn. |
| I am still proud to call myself Australian, although I am embarrassed that my government is proving so intransigent and stubborn. |
| There's an exfoliant hand scrub with pumice, which is great for removing stubborn grime. |
| It scares me that I'm capable of such psychotic, stubborn, never-ending faith and hope in this person. |
| She was wise in some ways, foolish in others, strong and yet weak, stubborn and yet compliant. |
