Sentence examples for persisted in urging from inspiring English sources

Despite his work, critics, including Asian Americans, persisted in urging Asian Americans toward the impossible position of taking on African Americans and Hispanics.

Yet the Trump administration appears to have persisted in considering proposals to do just that — in part at the urging of senior officials and lobbyists with troubling conflicts of interest.

For a while, Beauregard persisted in moving his troops for an attack on his right flank (McDowell's left, toward Centreville), but Johnston urged him to travel with him to the threatened flank at Henry House Hill, which was weakly defended.

And yet they persist in using it.

Others persisted in new forms.

All their books persisted in our imaginations.

But he persisted in making his point.

At Marion, he persisted in his disruptive behavior.

These problems have persisted in the early 21st century.

Aggressive police raids have persisted in Toronto and Ottawa.

"He refused — they persisted in doing that.