insistent
adjective
in·sis·tent
in-ˈsi-stənt 
1
: disposed to insist : persistent
2
: compelling attention
the insistent pounding of the waves
insistently
adverb
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.
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
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Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Uslip was insistent on the point.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
While all parties to the sale were insistent on keeping the purchase price confidential, Firestone’s acknowledgment of Stone’s declining production since Sapporo acquired it suggests that the acquisition cost may have been less than $165 million.
—Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2026
In Ta’ni t’äj wet mak ta otakie/Caparazón de tortuga y el futuro (Tortoise Shell and the Future, 2023), different registers dissolve into zones—motifs floating free of any containing structure, an insistent celebration of color.
—María Carri, Artforum, 16 Apr. 2026
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“Insistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insistent. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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insistent
adjective
in·sis·tent
in-ˈsis-tənt
: demanding attention : persistent
insistently
adverb
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