Example collocations logo

Stubborn in sentence

154 examples of Stubborn in a sentence

Also horning in on an already fantastically-dangerous operation are Miss Ralli, and a stubborn Mexican Teniente (Gabriela Tinti) whose regiment was betrayed when Cordoba set up on his own.
A bitter sweet story of a woman who loves a very stubborn man.
Rip Torn is fantastic as the stubborn Noel Lord, and Tantoo Cardinal superlative as his housemate.
Melody finds out, being the stubborn brat she is, and runs away, then makes a deal with Morgana to become a mermaid, in exchange for something.
Off the stage the performances were all dull and unrealized, especially Hudson, who essentially plays the same angry, "strong" (she's stubborn and selfish) black woman we've seen before.
This is an epic about a stubborn, sometimes foolish, incredibly courageous and honest mans fight for his honor and freedom against tyranny.
Before seeing this "Emma" I had seen two previous versions, but in one Emma seemed all wrong, more like Lady Teazle, and in the other she seemed half wrong, like a possible impostor, whereas here she seemed just right, young and silly and stubborn.
He's stubborn and blinded by his own fears, self pity, and prejudices.
He's a stubborn old man, not unlike a lot of the old men that you and I probably know.
The father is stubborn in a lot of things which the son doesn't understand and the petulance between them is the device that maintains the drama, although it is often rather irksome.
But the sneaked-in romantic moments between the to-be-married couple and their stubborn resistance to modern courtship games makes you crave for the idealism.
Debra Winger, as always, delivers a perfect performance as the young, naive wife of Bud, but with the necessary attitude to be married to a stubborn and hard-working cowboy.
Because the prejudices against the homosexuality and the peace (interesting dualism, if not automatic) are stubborn and so the tragedy is unavoidable.
Along the way, they wipe out a bunch of commandos and find themselves replacing them to help a stubborn, hidebound colone (Ian Bannen) destroy a Nazi train with top secret weapons.
All the things I hate about myself, my stubborn will - my innability to forgive - and my capacity to hate.
Beautifully shot, absorbing film about the close-knit Tucker clan - Sam (Zachary Scott), the handsome dad who loves being a farmer, Nona (Betty Field), a good wife and mother who always seems to look well-groomed in spite of her hard work, two really cute kids, and then there's ornery old Granny (Beulah Bondi), she of the sharp tongue and stubborn will.
However, if you believe this movie, he was venal, nasty, stubborn, vengeful, temperamental and offensive 24/7.
I reckon that writer/director John Gilling then added some fictional elements to his film, like the characterizations of the main roles, since Hare's persona is almost blackly comical and Dr. Knox' attitude is stubborn and typically obnoxious like nearly every scientist in horror cinema.
but he played the part of a stubborn old man very well.
Bogart strong as a stubborn DA going after Murder Inc., not knowing such a thing exists, offers credibility.
It's just a silly film about greedy land developers trying to knock down the house of some stubborn old people, who in turn start picking off the workers in an attempt to stop construction.
One grandson is in prison and her granddaughter is as stubborn as her daughter Emma played by Debra Winger was.
It seemed like a surefire idea for a comedic star-vehicle: Shirley MacLaine as an infuriatingly stubborn former First Lady whose love-hate relationship with Secret Service Agent Nicolas Cage is tested when she's apparently kidnapped.
They are both stubborn, shallow and completely self-centered, except when it comes to their children which, I suspect, is supposed to make us see their true caring personas that are otherwise non-existent.
Still I was stubborn enough to continue tracking down a copy of this movie.
Though he has played biblical heroes to iconic effect, I feel that he excels most as the arrogant, stubborn hero/anti-hero.
Shirley Maclaine can see that this is a thin idea and really works the slow-burn heart of the film only softening her stubborn, lonely widower by increments.
I would add brash, argumentative and stubborn.
The heated exchanges between the scientists and the generals is wearing, but at least the sub-plot regarding the stubborn Russians gives us tongue-in-cheek Brian Keith as an astrophysicist and Natalie Wood as his assistant and translator, both speaking perfect Russian!
Wilson, a respected president in the annals of history, comes off as a stubborn man who resents the ladies' picket lines and allows them to be imprisoned, even when he knows they have not broken any laws.
BackNext