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Obstinate in sentence

106 examples of Obstinate in a sentence

"I remember saying one day to one of these obstinate fellows, 'Tell me, do you not recollect that a few years ago, there were three tragedies acted in Spain, written by a famous poet of these kingdoms, which were such that they filled all who heard them with admiration, delight, and interest, the ignorant as well as the wise, the masses as well as the higher orders, and brought in more money to the performers, these three alone, than thirty of the best that have been since produced?'"'No
I am of the breed of the Panzas, and they are every one of them obstinate, and if they once say 'odds,' odds it must be, no matter if it is evens, in spite of all the world.
Don Stockfish, soul of a mortar, stone of a date, more obstinate and obdurate than a clown asked a favour when he has his mind made up, if I fall upon you I'll tear your eyes out!
He remained moody, obstinate, and unmoved.
Sam gave a comical look in reply, and the old gentleman having broken an obstinate lump of coal, with a countenance expressive of as much earnestness and malice as if it had been the head of one of the widows last-mentioned, said:'In short, Sammy, I feel that I ain't safe anyveres but on the box.''How are you safer there than anyveres else?' interrupted Sam.
And why did you let him do it, Perker?''I couldn't help it, my dear Sir,' replied Perker, with a smile and a pinch of snuff; 'you know how obstinate he is?''Of course I do; of course I do,' replied the old gentleman.
"It was in vain to argue with him, for he was a very obstinate man.
But I'll have a sovereign on with you, just to teach you not to be obstinate."
I knew him to be a very good sort of man, and I thought well of his daughter--better than she deserved, for, with a most obstinate and ill-judged secrecy, she would tell nothing, would give no clue, though she certainly knew all.
Treville bowed very respectfully, with a joy that was not unmixed with fear; he would have preferred an obstinate resistance on the part of the cardinal to this sudden yielding.
I know him for a Norman, and Normans are obstinate."
It is true that this theory met with a most obstinate opponent in M. Elie de Beaumont.
One day's delay, she observed, would be of small importance; and her mother was too happy to be quite so obstinate as usual.
But our visitor was very obstinate.
As obstinate in his ideas as in his presentiments, he was in no haste to abandon this part of the coast, the scene of the catastrophe.
"Yes, fire!" said the obstinate sailor again.
But the obstinate sailor would listen to nothing of this, and he would give the engineer no peace till he promised to satisfy his desire.
"Oh! the stupids!" cried the sailor, "to have let at least fifty meals escape!""But, Pencroft," replied Neb, "it wasn't our fault that the beast got away; as I tell you, we had turned it over on its back!""Then you didn't turn it over enough!" returned the obstinate sailor.
"One likes to know one's neighbors," returned the sailor, who was obstinate in his idea.
The obstinate sailor did not reply, and let the conversation drop, quite determined to resume it again.
"It may be so," said the obstinate sailor; "but as to a rock, there is not one in the channel!""Then, how did it happen?"
And as experience shows, many have been the conspiracies, but few have been successful; because he who conspires cannot act alone, nor can he take a companion except from those whom he believes to be malcontents, and as soon as you have opened your mind to a malcontent you have given him the material with which to content himself, for by denouncing you he can look for every advantage; so that, seeing the gain from this course to be assured, and seeing the other to be doubtful and full of dangers, he must be a very rare friend, or a thoroughly obstinate enemy of the prince, to keep faith with you.
Mr. Abelwhite was an obstinate man.
On these terms they lived; and their character, influenced accordingly, was watchful, suspicious, and timid--yet obstinate, uncomplying, and skilful in evading the dangers to which they were exposed.
The Prince acquiesced, however, although his disposition was precisely of that kind which is apt to be obstinate upon trifles, and, assuming his throne, and being surrounded by his followers, gave signal to the heralds to proclaim the laws of the tournament, which were briefly as follows:First, the five challengers were to undertake all comers.
Less obstinate, and even less dangerous combats, have been described in good heroic verse; but that of Gurth and the Miller must remain unsung, for want of a sacred poet to do justice to its eventful progress.
The Saxon, indeed, had remonstrated strongly with his friend upon the injudicious choice he had made of his party; but he had only received that sort of answer usually given by those who are more obstinate in following their own course, than strong in justifying it.
These reflections had tamed and brought down to a pitch of sounder judgment a temper, which, under other circumstances, might have waxed haughty, supercilious, and obstinate.
His armour bore all the marks of the late obstinate fray, being broken, defaced, and stained with blood in many places, and covered with clay and dust from the crest to the spur.
"Art thou so obstinate, De Bracy?" said Prince John; "and wilt thou forsake me, after so many protestations of zeal for my service?""I mean it not," said De Bracy; "I will abide by you in aught that becomes a knight, whether in the lists or in the camp; but this highway practice comes not within my vow.""Come hither, Waldemar," said Prince John.
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