Examples of insistence in a Sentence
He spoke with great insistence of the need for reform.
the insistence of the crashing waves
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The insistence that your full humanity deserves to exist in the public record.
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Monica Lewinsky, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
The film’s climax — a long, unbroken scene in which Norman falls apart after the actor’s death, finally undone by years of devotion that went unthanked — was shot in a single take at director Peter Yates’s insistence.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Claude will suddenly and unexpectedly tell a user during an ordinary chat to consider getting some sleep or rest, doing so in a casual, positive manner (not a harsh demand or rude insistence).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
This comes from her insistence that helping young people requires helping the people raising them.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 15 May 2026
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Monica Lewinsky, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
The film’s climax — a long, unbroken scene in which Norman falls apart after the actor’s death, finally undone by years of devotion that went unthanked — was shot in a single take at director Peter Yates’s insistence.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
Claude will suddenly and unexpectedly tell a user during an ordinary chat to consider getting some sleep or rest, doing so in a casual, positive manner (not a harsh demand or rude insistence).
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
This comes from her insistence that helping young people requires helping the people raising them.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 15 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for insistence
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“Insistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insistence. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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insistence
noun
in·sis·tence
in-ˈsis-tən(t)s 
1
: the act or an instance of insisting
2
: the quality or state of being insistent
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