| In it was all the imperativeness of reproof and command and all the solicitous insistence of love. |
| Both had been troubled and roused, and they were drawing together with the sharpness and imperativeness of uniting elements. |
| He was often accused of political intractability, a lack of imperativeness, too great a readiness to take clairvoyants seriously, and excessive slyness. |
| The man's voice leaped to a higher pitch and was sharp with imperativeness. |
| I never forgave him any of his behavior after his imperativeness on that occasion. |
| On the first day in my registration class, teachers and the head teacher and the school as a whole stressed the imperativeness of making friends. |
