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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Last year was the deadliest for civilians since 2022, the start of the full-scale war, with more than 2,500 fatalities, up thirty-one per cent from the previous year, despite Moscow’s insistence that the Russian Army does not target civilians. —
Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 Whether with firearms and blades, fists and feet or behind the wheel, her work is made more visceral by the insistence on doing her own stunts whenever possible. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026 And his insistence on cutting funding for pretty much everything that creates and sustains a civilization — including the arts and sciences, the humanities and health care, the environment and education — doesn’t bode well for our nascent nation. —Melody Moezzi, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026 Iranian media outlets are portraying the development as a victory for Tehran’s negotiating position, claiming that Iran’s insistence on linking progress in talks with Washington to a ceasefire in Lebanon compelled the United States and Israel to agree to a ceasefire there. —Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for insistence
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Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026 Whether with firearms and blades, fists and feet or behind the wheel, her work is made more visceral by the insistence on doing her own stunts whenever possible. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026 And his insistence on cutting funding for pretty much everything that creates and sustains a civilization — including the arts and sciences, the humanities and health care, the environment and education — doesn’t bode well for our nascent nation. —Melody Moezzi, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026 Iranian media outlets are portraying the development as a victory for Tehran’s negotiating position, claiming that Iran’s insistence on linking progress in talks with Washington to a ceasefire in Lebanon compelled the United States and Israel to agree to a ceasefire there. —Cnn Staff, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for insistence
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“Insistence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/insistence. Accessed 27 Apr. 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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