How to Use adamant in a Sentence

adamant

1 of 2 adjective
  • We've tried to talk him into coming with us, but he's adamant about staying here.
  • Plus, the team seems adamant about not putting too much on his plate.
    — Ellis L. Williams, cleveland, 17 Sep. 2021
  • The club are adamant that there must be a wage structure.
    — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Newsom has been adamant that the era of diesel trains must end.
    — Ralph Vartabedian, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2021
  • Stanley was adamant that the looks were good, the looks were just off.
    — J.l. Kirven, The Indianapolis Star, 18 May 2021
  • But Craig was adamant that the men were lying.
    — Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
  • Massie had held firm -- adamant that his constituents would pull through for him.
    — Hannah Demissie, ABC News, 19 May 2026
  • Punk tried to battle back, but Reigns was adamant.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Be adamant, not alarmist, as Mars squares off with Jupiter.
    — Usa Today, USA Today, 4 May 2026
  • The brand is adamant to keep the focus only on the pore part.
    — Megan Decker, refinery29.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Sherman is adamant that there was a motive.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 15 Nov. 2025
  • The Swiss bank is adamant there will be no more cuts to trading.
    — Paul J. Davies, WSJ, 14 Feb. 2019
  • Goucher was adamant that none of this was the athletes’ fault.
    — Martin Fritz Huber, Outside Online, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Porzingis was adamant his health is now under control.
    — Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Chase has been adamant -- no more overnights in the hospital.
    — Dana Hunsinger Benbow, The Indianapolis Star, 30 Mar. 2021
  • Hastings had for years been adamant about not putting ads on the platform.
    — Frank Pallotta, CNN, 3 Nov. 2022
  • The group is also adamant that the show will not take place over Zoom.
    — New York Times, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Kim has been adamant that this team needs to learn to adapt in order to improve.
    — Sean Collins, Dallas News, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Hoogterp is adamant that AI will create new roles.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Our presidents are adamant about that.
    — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2025
  • Grieb founded his own firm and was adamant about keeping just one name on the door.
    — Rick Barrett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2018
  • And Meg [Marinis] was very adamant.
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • Musk is adamant it will be sold for $30,000 or less.
    — Staff Photographer, Austin American Statesman, 23 Feb. 2026
  • And that’s why the city council was so adamant about getting the kids off the streets.
    — Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 20 Mar. 2020
  • The showrunners, though, were adamant that the survivors weren't dead the whole time.
    — Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
  • This is something the Chiefs were adamant about doing.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
  • This is something the Chiefs were adamant about doing.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Paul was adamant about wanting to hear Alana click on her pedal.
    — Matt Miller, Esquire, 27 Apr. 2017
  • Nungesser was adamant that Daigle had to be featured this year.
    — Keith Spera, NOLA.com, 15 Dec. 2020
  • Wiggins has so far been adamant about his decision to avoid the shot.
    — Rusty Simmons, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Sep. 2021

adamant

2 of 2 noun
  • Napier’s adamant that the playcalling isn’t an issue.
    — Noah White, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The same voters who have swung recent elections are the most adamant that Congress should pry the whole file cabinet open.
    — Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025
  • The board is responding to an electorate adamant that the city and county band together to help the thousands of people living outside.
    — Rebecca Ellisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Because of these and other choices about Audrey and Eli’s futures, the third act comes across as adamant for several elements to pay off too nearly.
    — Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 1 Feb. 2026
  • But regulars know that one of the very best things at the Apple Pan is its technically off-menu tuna melt, which will convert even the most adamant of sweet relish haters.
    — Jocelyn Silver, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
  • That Dorsey and Block would consider support for stablecoins signals how even the most adamant of Bitcoin hardliners can’t ignore the recent buzz for the crypto assets.
    — Ben Weiss, Fortune, 13 Nov. 2025
  • Pledger arrived at Bob Jones University in South Carolina in the fall of 2020 adamant on hiding parts of his life.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Either their friendship will sustain a rift, or Wigwam is in with Malik — a theory that makes sense, given how adamant Wigwam was that Sarah went back into her house in Rufus’s company.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025

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