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How to use importuning in a sentence

Looking for sentences and phrases with the word importuning? Here are some examples.

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Even before the parts came out in book form, boys were forming into patrols, rigging up uniforms and importuning adults to be their Scoutmasters.
Her manipulative, importuning presence violates their sense of entitlement, which at first the film seems not to question.
The merchandise pushers have invaded the commons of childhood, the free open spaces of imagination and play, and turned them into a free-fire zone of commercial importuning.
I don't go around cajoling and importuning my colleagues to go along with my point of view.
But she did not have hundreds of advertisements importuning her to buy other goods.
It took Lapointe weeks of importuning before the Minister of Finance reversed this ruling.
The vicar of the parish, Banks, is excessively sentimental about the church and is constantly importuning Stannard with hesitations and objections.
In four others, the deaf ear is turned systematically to certain classes or categories of persons in the band and attempts are made to protect council against the importuning of these persons.
He stood on the street corner, importuning passersby for help.
Examples from Classical Literature
I now remember that for a year past you have been importuning me about this!
After you have given your final decision to my importuning, there can be no further appeal.
Basil was importuning his companion on some matter which the latter could not hear.
It must be confest, Damon, that you are the most importuning Man in the World.
A great many wooers were importuning her, among whom a certain Alfvine, a great champion and man-slayer.
Waiters circle among the dancers, importuning them to drink.
New Orleans was importuning Congress to support it in an Exposition.
Instantly the importuning began, everybody crowding about her.
I saw I advanced nothing by importuning her, and I let the matter rest.
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