insistence
noun
in·sis·tence
in-ˈsi-stən(t)s 
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Examples of insistence in a Sentence
He spoke with great insistence of the need for reform.
the insistence of the crashing waves
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The filing dissects Geoff’s declarations to an Argentine prosecutor in the days following the singer’s death, pulling out the numerous insistences where the pop star’s father claims that Liam was in Nores’ care.
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
Dyche, though, was stubborn in his insistence that the Senegal forward was better on the wing and instead persisted with two square pegs in Abdoulaye Doucoure and Dwight McNeil.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Israel has followed this up with a variety of attacks on Hezbollah that have eliminated its leadership and its weapons caches, leaving it far weaker and forcing it to drop its long-standing insistence that any cease-fire with Israel be coupled with one in Gaza.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
Ask for assistance, but also offer to do the work — with more or less conviction and insistence depending on the setting, the level of formality and the extent of the resulting mess.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2025
Dyche, though, was stubborn in his insistence that the Senegal forward was better on the wing and instead persisted with two square pegs in Abdoulaye Doucoure and Dwight McNeil.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Israel has followed this up with a variety of attacks on Hezbollah that have eliminated its leadership and its weapons caches, leaving it far weaker and forcing it to drop its long-standing insistence that any cease-fire with Israel be coupled with one in Gaza.
—Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 6 Jan. 2025
Ask for assistance, but also offer to do the work — with more or less conviction and insistence depending on the setting, the level of formality and the extent of the resulting mess.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
See all Example Sentences for insistence
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“Insistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insistence. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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insistence
noun
in·sis·tence
in-ˈsis-tən(t)s
1
: the act or an instance of insisting
2
: the quality or state of being insistent
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