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The phrase "as stubborn as a mule" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe someone who is very obstinate or unwilling to change their mind. Example: "Despite all the evidence presented, he remained as stubborn as a mule about his decision."
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Stubborn as a mule.
Someone who will not listen to other people's advice and won't change their way of doing things is as stubborn as a mule.
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Through all this, Hird stood as stubborn as a mule.
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It was tough, but I, like my mother, am as stubborn as a mule.
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In the meantime, Finley was proving to be as stubborn as Charlie O, the mule that was his team's mascot — he benched Blue, Rudi and Fingers, claiming that they belonged to other teams, and he ignored edicts from the American League president, Lee MacPhail, and Kuhn to play them.
"The only reason small farms survive at all is because many hill farmers are as stubborn as the mule-faced sheep they breed," she says.
Each was as stubborn as the other.
I'm as stubborn as anybody".
Hope is almost as stubborn as facts.
I'm as stubborn as they come.
STOP is as stubborn as it is diverse.
Greenpoint's graffiti problem is as stubborn as unchecked mold.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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