insistence

Example Sentences

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Both beneficiary and victim of white America’s longstanding insistence on having one media-anointed leader serve as the spokesman for tens of millions of Black citizens, he drew adulation and jeers but consistently held the spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times

So far, Iran hasn’t backed down from its insistence on a right to enrich uranium.

From The Wall Street Journal

Over time, Manuel said he began to feel uncomfortable with Banks’ insistence that “ANTM” needed to constantly reinvent, even at the expense of their original mission to uplift young models.

From Los Angeles Times

I was more amused by Mom’s insistence that the stray ten-dollar bill I found in the laundry room was money I had earned.

From Literature

San Francisco’s openness, creativity and diversity, and its dogged insistence on trying to build a society that takes care of more than just the winners, are its very strengths.

From Salon