importunity
the state or quality of being importunate; persistence in solicitation.
importunities, importunate solicitations or demands.
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How to use importunity in a sentence
Bruce, however, sternly refused to disorder his array, but at last yielded to his importunity.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonTo give is to act; we do not suffer any pains by our liberality, nor by yielding to the importunity or necessity of postulants.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre | Jean de La BruyreMeta was sure that Norman had known it the whole time, and he owned to having guessed it from Harry's importunity for the search.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeCuthbert's importunity in the matter is clearly set forth in60 a deposition by Henry Johnson, one of Alleyn's tenants.
Shakespearean Playhouses | Joseph Quincy AdamsBut this was almost certainly a bronze lamp in the form of a bird, which they produced to appease her importunity.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. Wigram
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