insistently
Americanadverb
Example Sentences
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Ms. Harris’s book is insistently shallow, almost as if that were a virtue, a sign of authenticity.
Mahaffy, who starred in the exuberant revival of “A Man of No Importance” at A Noise Within last season, is more insistently peckish — hungry rather than hangry.
From Los Angeles Times
A significant mystery in the movie involves a rumor about which the implicated party insistently claims both ignorance and innocence.
From Salon
The instrument is mostly used in nonmelodic ways, either playing that jazzy walking bass motif, insistently hitting the same high note for a percussive effect or plunking discordant chords to convey darkness from the past.
From Los Angeles Times
A dog at the next table barks insistently, irate that its owner has abandoned it for the brunch spread.
From Los Angeles Times
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