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Meanings of obstinately silent in English

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Usage of obstinately silent in English
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Finding me obstinately silent, she has decided on writing to Eunice.
The Legacy of Cain
2
The man was badly scared, beyond doubt, but he now became obstinately silent.
Number Seventeen
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For the moment, however, the girl still remained obstinately silent.
The Three Cities Trilogy: Lourdes, Volume 2
4
He remained obstinately silent, and Pixie nerved herself to reply.
Pixie O'Shaughnessy
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I was obstinately silent; sometimes for whole days together I did not utter a sound.
The Diary of a Superfluous Man and Other Stories
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And, as the man remained obstinately silent, the magistrate began again after a pause, saying,-
The Clique of Gold
7
He summoned me again; I remained obstinately silent.
Autobiography of a Yogi
8
Fredriksson sat obstinately silent and refused to answer.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
9
I disregarded his entreaties, and was obstinately silent.
Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
10
Nevertheless he had taken her home, Edith obstinately silent and sullen, and Willy anxious and perplexed.
A Poor Wise Man
11
When he was pressed, he became obstinately silent, or said that he needed time to consider.
Within an Inch of His Life
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As she was still obstinately silent, he stooped and peeped under the overhanging brim of her hat.
Maurice Guest
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She was determined to remain obstinately silent.
Under Sealed Orders
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Brigitte was ill, and remained obstinately silent.
The Confession of a Child of the Century — Volume 3
15
But the third remained obstinately silent.
The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04 — Fiction
16
But she remained rather obstinately silent.
Dangerous Days
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