INTRANSIGENT in a Sentence

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The negotiating team had not expected such intransigence from the striking workers, who rejected any hint of a compromise.

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 Meanings and Examples of INTRANSIGENT
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intransigent
 a.  impervious to pleas, persuasion, requests, reason
Classic Sentence:
1  Connie did a mild form of war-work, and consorted with the flannel-trousers Cambridge intransigents, who gently mocked at everything, so far.
Lady Chatterley's Lover By D H Lawrence
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Example Sentence:
1  Unions claim that the management continues to maintain an intransigent position.
2  The negotiating team had not expected such intransigence from the striking workers, who rejected any hint of a compromise.