insistent

How to use insistent in a sentence

• The drumbeat and synth bass are as insistent as they are ominous.

  Is Bigger Better for St. Vincent? | David Yaffe | December 4, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

• But Hollande was “insistent,” she writes, and “his strength of persuasion was nuclear.”

  Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex | Lizzie Crocker | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

• My collaborator, Darcy Evans, and I are very insistent on calling Stealing Sam a “one-person play” and not a solo show.

  Into the Grindr of the Gay Dating Game: Sex, Death, and Aging in ‘Stealing Sam’ | Tim Teeman | September 18, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

• This great healing event for veterans has been pushed aside by a few ATV advocates insistent on illegally riding their silly toys.

  The Idea of Public Land Means Nothing to Utah County Commissioner | Doug Peacock | May 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST

• I want her to grow up to feel confident and powerful about herself and insistent about the world around her.

  My Daughter Is Bossy—But Don’t Call Her That | Sally Kohn | March 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST