insistent
adjective
in·sis·tent
in-ˈsi-stənt 
1
: disposed to insist : persistent
2
: compelling attention
the insistent pounding of the waves
insistently
adverb
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Examples of insistent in a Sentence
We listened to the insistent crashing of waves on the beach.
Margaret Sanger is remembered as an insistent crusader for birth control.
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And when silence sets in, there’s still an exchange to tend to, as Johnson occasionally, with apprehension, responds to a lover’s insistent sexting.
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
The punchy 3-minute melodic house track has an insistent 120 BPM beat and wobbly synth arpeggios, and was mixed by Mark Yardley of Stanton Warriors.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 24 June 2024
They’re interrupted by a ringing phone and a hangup, followed by a knock at the door — an insistent, cop-style knock.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 8 May 2024
Mr Rogerson was insistent that these events were cross-sector.
—Amanda Constance, theweek, 8 Mar. 2024
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Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2024
The punchy 3-minute melodic house track has an insistent 120 BPM beat and wobbly synth arpeggios, and was mixed by Mark Yardley of Stanton Warriors.
—Spin Contributor, SPIN, 24 June 2024
They’re interrupted by a ringing phone and a hangup, followed by a knock at the door — an insistent, cop-style knock.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 8 May 2024
Mr Rogerson was insistent that these events were cross-sector.
—Amanda Constance, theweek, 8 Mar. 2024
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insistent
adjective
in·sis·tent
in-ˈsis-tənt
: demanding attention : persistent
insistently
adverb
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