insistence
noun
in·sis·tence
in-ˈsi-stən(t)s 
Synonyms
Examples of insistence in a Sentence
He spoke with great insistence of the need for reform.
the insistence of the crashing waves
Recent Examples on the Web
At his insistence, attorneys for the city and the alliance selected several outside auditing firms to bid for the job.
—
Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Trending on Billboard Despite the insistence from West and his followers that Thursday’s performance was high art, most fans left the hour-long performance looking disappointed and confused.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2024
The central outstanding issue, according to U.S. and Arab officials, is Hamas’s insistence that Israel commit to a permanent cease-fire.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
But Veep made its point with a battering, swift insistence.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Lewis was too good a talk show guest to abandon, precisely because of his unpredictability and insistence on finding the really funny part of his story.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
On the surface, Roosevelt’s insistence was puzzling.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Netanyahu repeated his insistence Sunday that a military operation in Rafah is needed to eliminate Hamas.
—Rachel
pannett, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
But given his insistence that there’s no way election officials could feasibly count 123,000 petitions in a 10-day timeline, voters should fasten their seatbelts — a month of waiting likely lies ahead.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2024
Trending on Billboard Despite the insistence from West and his followers that Thursday’s performance was high art, most fans left the hour-long performance looking disappointed and confused.
—Dave Brooks, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2024
The central outstanding issue, according to U.S. and Arab officials, is Hamas’s insistence that Israel commit to a permanent cease-fire.
—Miriam Berger, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
But Veep made its point with a battering, swift insistence.
—Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
Lewis was too good a talk show guest to abandon, precisely because of his unpredictability and insistence on finding the really funny part of his story.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 29 Feb. 2024
On the surface, Roosevelt’s insistence was puzzling.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2024
Netanyahu repeated his insistence Sunday that a military operation in Rafah is needed to eliminate Hamas.
—Rachel
pannett, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
But given his insistence that there’s no way election officials could feasibly count 123,000 petitions in a 10-day timeline, voters should fasten their seatbelts — a month of waiting likely lies ahead.
—Shomik Mukherjee, The Mercury News, 16 Mar. 2024
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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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