importune

Example Sentences

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In the Book of Samuel, Israelites importune its eponymous judge to “Give us a king to rule over us, like all the other nations.”

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2024

“The needs are too great. And if we pass a strong package with strong bipartisan support, it will importune the House somehow or other to act, despite the morass they are in.”

From Washington Times • Oct. 16, 2023

They aren’t here to importune men for anything.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2019

And too many of the works are so large, and importune the visitor so aggressively, that one feels hectored by hectares of art.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2015

She seemed to be tired of my questions: and, indeed, what claim had I to importune her?

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë