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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 13, 2025
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 • Sep. 9, 2025
A significant mystery in the movie involves a rumor about which the implicated party insistently claims both ignorance and innocence.
From Salon • Nov. 22, 2024
Chief Justice John Roberts insistently pressed Prelogar to prove that the Justice Department has interpreted and enforced the obstruction law consistently in the past.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2024
“The book is more than you think,” John Henry said gently but insistently.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
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