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Examples of recalcitrance in a Sentence
punished her recalcitrance by taking away her driving privileges
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Largely owing to Hungarian recalcitrance, the European Union took months to agree on a large aid package to Ukraine; more worrisome still, a group of Republicans has been able to stall a similarly large aid package in the U.S. Congress.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 Feb. 2024
And what are the costs associated with recalcitrance?
—Noah Rothman, National Review, 18 Jan. 2024
Meanwhile, Republicans make a similar argument about state Senate Democrats’ recalcitrance, albeit from a different perspective.
—Grace Segers, The New Republic, 25 Aug. 2023
Such recalcitrance — or intellectual rigor — aside, Brown makes a fit and fascinating subject.
—Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2023
But the recalcitrance has been particularly extreme in New Mexico.
—Rob Kuznia, CNN, 10 July 2023
Or does the entrenched recalcitrance of democracies—their resistance to being commanded—pose even greater dangers to them?
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 19 Oct. 2021
In the face of such recalcitrance, the Swiss station, which falls under the umbrella of public broadcaster Radio Television Switzerland, notes the concerns about AI — and embraces and seeks to de-mystify it.
—Jamey Keaten, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2023
Netanyahu’s recalcitrance stems in part from the fact that Russia, as a partner with Iran in supporting Syrian dictator Bashar Assad, has a military presence in Syria that could impede Israeli efforts to strike Iranian targets near the Syrian-Israeli border.
—Joel Gehrke, Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1856, in the meaning defined above
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“Recalcitrance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recalcitrance. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
recalcitrance
noun
re·cal·ci·trance
ri-ˈkal-sə-trən(t)s
: the state of being recalcitrant
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