insistence

Example Sentences

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But despite my words, despite my insistence that we would see our parents again, there was a tiny part of me that knew Hannie was right, and that maybe we wouldn’t.

From Literature

Those are just a few reasons that people question the BBC’s insistence that this was a simple mistake.

From Salon

At the Shah’s insistence, the country was Westernizing and modernizing, an exciting or frightening prospect depending on who you were.

From The Wall Street Journal

Leah “had brought them all, by her own insistence and belief and assurance, to this high point of achievement.”

From Literature

“And I would say that the Iranian insistence on not discussing ballistic missiles, it’s a big, big problem. And I’ll leave it at that.”

From The Wall Street Journal