bull-headed
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- bull-headedly adverb
- bull-headedness noun
Example Sentences
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Orzabal and Smith admit that they’re very similar in temperament — sensitive, a little bit arrogant and somewhat bull-headed.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 23, 2022
She calls Stasia “the peacemaker,” who often helped her negotiate with her bull-headed son over rules and limits on the boy, who began climbing atop things almost before he could walk.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2021
The Greek legend of the labyrinth, the great maze in which a bull-headed monster called the minotaur roamed, was probably based on the size and the confusion of these Minoan complexes.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020
Instead, with his customary bull-headed self-confidence, he dropped the A-bomb.
From The Guardian • Mar. 13, 2019
At security, the bull-headed raksha had been replaced by a raksha with the shell of a tortoise.
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
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