demanding

Example Sentences

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Iran has so far rejected proposals for a temporary ceasefire, demanding a permanent end to the war and the lifting of sanctions against the country.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Their faces are pasted on walls and lampposts across Mexico, and demonstrators regularly hoist banners demanding the return of loved ones whose names are memorialized in chants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

These objects demand something of the user; and in demanding it, they engage us in a way that feels lost in our era of digital interfaces.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

They say she was also exacting, demanding and blunt in her assessments of the work of others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Blacks had been alternately asking for and demanding such a body for more than a year.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson