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obdurate

stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action

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Six example sentences with obdurate, each labelled with its topic.

  • The chef stayed obdurate about the menu, declining to add a single dish the new owners had requested.

    Cooking

  • Our guild leader was obdurate about the raid schedule, keeping Tuesday nights even after half the roster complained.

    Gaming

  • The editor was obdurate, running the same cover image for three issues while every staff photographer argued for a change.

    Photography

  • The minister remained obdurate on the toll, refusing to lower it even after her own party asked twice.

    Politics

  • The coach was obdurate about the zone defense, running it every night while opponents shot over it at will.

    Basketball

  • The supplier stayed obdurate on price through four meetings, and the buyer finally took the contract elsewhere.

    Business

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