unbending
adjective
un·bend·ing
ˌən-ˈben-diŋ 
1
: not bending : unyielding, inflexible
an unbending will
2
: aloof or unsocial in manner : reserved
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Examples of unbending in a Sentence
He has an unbending will.
the commanding officer's unbending reserve when dealing with subordinates
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In many parts of the developing world, China has come to be seen as a rapacious and unbending creditor, not so different from the Western multinational corporations and lenders that sought to collect on bad debts in decades past.
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Michael Bennon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
Assad responded then with unbending violence, and the revolt turned into a bloody civil war that tore the country apart.
—Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
Amidst this controversy, in 1998, Manning met the scientist who would become his unbending ally.
—Timothy Pratt, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022
The result has been a most uncivil war, not fought over ideology, but over loyalty to the former president; not over public policy or economic solutions, but about who can serve as the most unbending conduit of the Republican base’s profound anger.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 18 Feb. 2022
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Michael Bennon, Foreign Affairs, 22 Aug. 2023
Assad responded then with unbending violence, and the revolt turned into a bloody civil war that tore the country apart.
—Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
Amidst this controversy, in 1998, Manning met the scientist who would become his unbending ally.
—Timothy Pratt, Discover Magazine, 2 Feb. 2022
The result has been a most uncivil war, not fought over ideology, but over loyalty to the former president; not over public policy or economic solutions, but about who can serve as the most unbending conduit of the Republican base’s profound anger.
—Alex Shephard, The New Republic, 18 Feb. 2022
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unbending
adjective
un·bend·ing
ˌən-ˈben-diŋ
2
: not relaxed and easy in manner : aloof
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