importune
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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
And at the same time I fear to importune it too much, because I do not know what might happen then.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
Vocabulary lists containing importune
Romeo and Juliet
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