insistently

[in-sist-uhnt-lee]

adverb

1. in an insistent way.

Example Sentences

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.

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A significant mystery in the movie involves a rumor about which the implicated party insistently claims both ignorance and innocence.

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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.

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A dog at the next table barks insistently, irate that its owner has abandoned it for the brunch spread.

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Even when speaking of serious things, Louganis remains boyishly energetic, smiling beneath a portrait of him with his dogs while the pets bark insistently for his attention.

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