insistence

Example Sentences

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And the Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy has repeated today that "if there is a contest, he'll be in it" – a reference to the prime minister's insistence he wants to stick around.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Guzzo said that Kennedy’s comments reflect an insistence on finding a physiological reason for population decline, despite there being no evidence for that.

From Salon • May 15, 2026

You read it and you can feel the effort, the accumulation of language, and the insistence that this was a difficult case.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

But despite his insistence that their shared directing credit will list her name above his and larger, at the end his name is ranked over hers in exactly the same font.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

There was a lonely insistence to the sound of the wind, and then everything went still.

From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich