insistence
[in-sis-tuh ns]
Origin of insistence
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Examples from the Web for insistence
Contemporary Examples
Eventually I gave way to Bunny's insistence and lost my virginity, appropriately enough, in H.G. Wells's spare bedroom.
Her younger sister was removed from school as well, at the insistence of her new family.
He was very clear in his insistence that Americans are not dumb.
We're partly to blame, too, what with our insistence on compartmentalizing the people in our lives.
Sports Illustrated sent Shrake down at his insistence to do a piece on the beautiful and haunting Big Thicket area of East Texas.
‘The Land of the Permanent Wave’ Is Bud Shrake’s Classic Take on ‘60s TexasEdwin Shrake
February 2, 2014
Historical Examples
There was a note of insistence that carried a curious dignity of its own.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
In that insistence lay her ultimate compensation for untold misery.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
I think that my unhappiness had as much to do with my father's insistence on the change, as anything.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
What harm could visit him if he yielded to this corpulent adventurer's insistence?
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
All his distrust awoke into fresh life at Claude's insistence.
The Fat and the ThinEmile Zola
Word Origin and History for insistence
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper