insistence

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

Ruskin’s ill-tempered insistence that drawing is an exercise of virtue was alien to Church’s character, but the same conjunction of extreme naturalism and a sort of vague pantheism is always present.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

There’s something a little off about the sheriff; I don’t think he’s been drinking, but his insistence has an undercurrent that puts me on alert.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland