insistence

Example Sentences

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This is despite her insistence that her values haven’t changed in the intervening years.

From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026

And she adds: “The court’s apparently oblivious insistence to the contrary today cannot be squared with what Callais said on its face just over one month ago.”

From Slate • Jun. 3, 2026

Outgoing Chair Jerome Powell, whose term ends Friday, plans to remain on the Fed’s board despite President Trump’s insistence he leave.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026

The camp administrators later told media they believed Syrian authorities had been spooked by Australia's insistence the women would not be welcomed back.

From BBC • May 8, 2026

My thoughts were interrupted by the man’s desperate insistence.

From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez