punished her recalcitrance by taking away her driving privileges
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But the prime minister’s recalcitrance on the subject of a future Palestinian state, long a Saudi condition, is being faulted as one of the reasons Israel is missing out on this opportunity.—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2025 The United States has become increasingly irritated with the glacial pace of progress towards implementing a ceasefire agreement, more overtly criticizing Russia's recalcitrance to ink a deal despite pursuing a rapprochement with the Kremlin.—Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025 Resistance to state laws Littleton isn’t just seeing recalcitrance on changes to its land-use code from its residents.—John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2025 On that front, at least, Putin’s recalcitrance may turn out to be an asset.—Simon Shuster, TIME, 24 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for recalcitrance
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