insistent
adjective
in·sis·tent
in-ˈsi-stənt 
1
: disposed to insist : persistent
2
: compelling attention
the insistent pounding of the waves
insistently
adverb
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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.
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Since then, updates on a fourth movie have been few and far between, though Holland and studio executives remained insistent a sequel would be made.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 20 Nov. 2024
His drumming was essential to the daring leap the Bee Gees made into the disco years, providing an insistent pulse for some of the decade’s most memorable hits.
—Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2024
Since then, updates on a fourth movie have been few and far between, though Holland and studio executives remained insistent a sequel would be made.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
His bravado was propaganda in its most basic and recognizable form—overt, insistent, blunt.
—Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2024
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“Insistent.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insistent. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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insistent
adjective
in·sis·tent
in-ˈsis-tənt
: demanding attention : persistent
insistently
adverb
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