She preferred thinking of it as pride, and not sheer stubbornness.

I discovered it through sheer stubbornness, refusing to accept you could have forgotten the rest of us.

But part of it was sheer stubbornness, an unwillingness to open herself up to him.

Through sheer stubbornness he found his way to an abbey.

Now, out of sheer stubbornness, he could not let her go.

She took a bath, even washed her hair out of sheer stubbornness.

Nevertheless, out of sheer human stubbornness, I tried yet a third time - only to meet a blank mental wall.

She kept up her horseback riding out of sheer stubbornness.

Horror flashed over her face, then sheer stubbornness set in.

You're not going to convince anybody who knows you it wasn't sheer stubbornness.