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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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 17 Jan. 2025
An insistent focus on pointing out misinformation may even inflate the scale of the problem—to the benefit of what the writer Joseph Bernstein has labelled Big Disinfo, and to the detriment of a publication’s appeal to uncommitted readers.
—Fergus McIntosh, The New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2025
Lone Star dystopia with an insistent plea for the importance of reading.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2025
Brown is insistent that cosmetics should be more approachable and says all store employees are trained to focus on shoppers' positive features.
—Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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insistent
adjective
in·sis·tent
in-ˈsis-tənt
: demanding attention : persistent
insistently
adverb
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