adamancy

Example Sentences

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The D.A. said Baldwin’s adamancy that he did not fire the weapon came as a surprise to her when she watched the interview.

From Fox News • Feb. 18, 2022

Because I am jointly on his account, I could transfer the expenses to my account, but his adamancy that I’d be “stealing” from him gives me pause.

From Slate • May 26, 2021

Anthony’s adamancy, the eloquent obviousness of her observations on gender, comes across in Thomson’s music through understatement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2018

You could see, in the hardening of Judge Sibum’s eyes, how his adamancy exasperated her.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2012

I have just attempted, unsuccessfully, to kid her out of her adamancy, but she only repeats what she has been demanding for the past hour: "Put me in my bed!"

From Time Magazine Archive