insistent

in·sis·tent | \ in-ˈsi-stənt

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Definition of insistent

1 : disposed to insist : persistent

2 : compelling attention the insistent pounding of the waves

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Examples of insistent in a Sentence

We listened to the insistent crashing of waves on the beach. Margaret Sanger is remembered as an insistent crusader for birth control.

Recent Examples on the Web The way the crowds stomp an insistent rhythm into the pavement feels like a Diasporic clarion call. — Washington Post, "My daughter’s dancing in the rain reminded me of the power of black joy," 19 June 2020 As the years went by, her mother was insistent that relatives make every attempt to reconnect, Otte said, like on holidays and birthdays, and each year on the Saturday before Christmas. — Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati.com, "The pandemic's toll is real. Here are a few of those we've lost.," 11 June 2020 Time continues to tick for a season that league owners are insistent will not extend into November while satisfying medical and contractual needs. — Chandler Rome, ExpressNews.com, "Rob Manfred says there will ‘unequivocally’ be baseball this year," 10 June 2020 There is, instead, a more insistent proximity to new worlds, radically imagined, previously impossible: Defund the police. — Zoë Hu, The New Republic, "A Fragile Answer to the Question of “Whose Streets?”," 10 June 2020 The intelligence officers apologised again but remained insistent. — The Economist, "Trapped in Iran," 28 Jan. 2020 And surely there was some reluctance on the youngsters’ part to spend the sweltering night under the very warm body of their insistent mama. — Bulletin Board, Twin Cities, "Sunday Bulletin Board: The Case of Mama Hen and the Mongrel Chicks — or: What Would Jesus Say?," 10 Nov. 2019 An insistent and defiant and proudly unteachable stupidity locks it all into place. — David Roth, The New Republic, "Trump Finds His Own Dumb Endless War," 16 Apr. 2020 Similar systems keep vehicles centered in the lane, but few have been this insistent. — cleveland, "2020 Subaru Legacy fights for control and gets lost at the supermarket (review)," 2 May 2020

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“Insistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insistent. Accessed 2 Jul. 2020.

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insistent

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of insistent

: demanding that something happen or that someone do something

: happening for a long time and very difficult to ignore

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Kids Definition of insistent

: demanding that something happen or that someone act in a certain way He was insistent that I stay overnight.

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