adamant
Example Sentences
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Did he believe that adamant denials would allow him to brazen his way through?
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026
“Maija was very adamant about really having conversations about understanding the Caribbean style and the Black experience through the Caribbean lens, which was really refreshing,” Garcia told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026
On Thursday, Health Secretary Wes Streeting was adamant the risk to the wider population was "extremely low" and it was "absolutely fine for people to go about living their lives in a normal way".
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
Mental health professionals are adamant that a skilled clinician can work with both sexes and that a therapist’s gender rarely determines outcome.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
I don’t know what she was scared of but she was adamant that she wouldn’t go, in the way little children are adamant that there might be something hiding in the closet in the dark.
From "How I Live Now" by Meg Rosoff
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