insistent
adjective
in·sis·tent
in-ˈsi-stənt 
1
: disposed to insist : persistent
2
: compelling attention
the insistent pounding of the waves
insistently
adverb
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Examples of insistent in a Sentence
We listened to the insistent crashing of waves on the beach.
Margaret Sanger is remembered as an insistent crusader for birth control.
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Being jolted awake just after sunrise by the insistent ringing of his phone.
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Adam Sella, New York Times, 26 May 2024
At the film’s climax, the insistent laments of unquestioning mourners can only be countered by a protesting chorus of young women mimicking bird calls, emulating the guinea fowl’s own warning cry against predators, ultimately swelling to the tenor of a security alarm.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 May 2024
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Adam Sella, New York Times, 26 May 2024
At the film’s climax, the insistent laments of unquestioning mourners can only be countered by a protesting chorus of young women mimicking bird calls, emulating the guinea fowl’s own warning cry against predators, ultimately swelling to the tenor of a security alarm.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 May 2024
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insistent
adjective
in·sis·tent
in-ˈsis-tənt
: demanding attention : persistent
insistently
adverb
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