How to Use insistence in a Sentence

insistence

noun

• He spoke with great insistence of the need for reform.
• There’s such an insistence on a male heir in this world.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
• An insistence on the right to stretch out, breathe, rage, make love.
  — Danielle Amir Jackson Malike Sidibe, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2023
• Dave was strong in his insistence those who are in the sales rooms are not the market.
  — Eric Fuller, Forbes, 5 May 2021
• His insistence on carving out his own path for his famous last name.
  — Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 22 May 2026
• That was at the insistence of Manchin, in a bid to bring down record inflation.
  — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 27 July 2022
• Mothers confound us with their insistence that their way is the right one — the only right one.
  — Lisa Levy, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2023
• But what struck me most this season is her insistence on connection.
  — Sophia A. Nelson, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
• George's insistence on attending the match wasn't just about his love of soccer though.
  — Kayleigh Roberts, Marie Claire, 11 July 2021
• Okoro scored 24 points through a brute insistence in getting to the rim.
  — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
• Detractors might note that the insistence on a high price results in trades that should have been done, but weren’t.
  — Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Dec. 2021
• And in that insistence, keep building legacy.
  — Shelby Stewart, Essence, 30 Sep. 2025
• And the dynamics of family can make insistence seem like the law.
  — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2026
• What is at stake in Pressly’s insistence on the value of oblivion?
  — John Kaag, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2024
• The Stars insistence on falling behind was going to get them.
  — Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 May 2025
• Slusser left campus shortly after that at the insistence of her parents.
  — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 14 Dec. 2025
• Slusser left campus shortly after that at the insistence of her parents.
  — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Dec. 2025
• At the heart of his strategy is his insistence that each of its parks is a step up from its predecessors.
  — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
• And that fear depends on a lack of curiosity and an insistence on alarm and outrage.
  — Washington Post, 26 Feb. 2021
• Tony’s win in court remained clouded Wednesday by both sides’ insistence that the fight is far from over.
  — Rafael Olmeda, sun-sentinel.com, 24 Feb. 2021
• The results seemed to support his insistence that he was not meant to be more than a position player.
  — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 1 May 2025
• My insistence on running is rooted in winning.
  — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 14 Jan. 2026
• Hezbollah was obliged to drop its insistence on a ceasefire in Gaza in return for laying down its arms.
  — Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
• Gwen recalls of her daughter's insistence.
  — Jillian Frankel, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
• Her insistence also is part of what saved Malinovsky’s life.
  — Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 4 Mar. 2026
• The feeling of unity, the insistence that all of Africa is one, just will not disappear.
  — John M. Mugane, Quartz, 5 Apr. 2022
• Hence the insistence, now a tiresome cliché of the genre, on the self-doubts and anguished souls of their protagonists.
  — Michael Dirda, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
• Some left-wing groups have backed off their insistence on filibuster elimination, at least for now.
  — W. James Antle Iii, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
• His insistence in this matter only added to chocolate’s legend.
  — Aleksandra Crapanzano, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
• Wild ambition is coupled with an insistence on living in the moment.
  — Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026