How do you use Importune in a sentence? See 2 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like insist or beg, plus the exact meaning.
Importune meaning
- To bother, irritate, trouble.
- To harass with persistent requests.
- To approach to offer one's services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals.
Using Importune
- The main meaning on this page is: To bother, irritate, trouble. | To harass with persistent requests. | To approach to offer one's services as a prostitute, or otherwise make improper proposals.
- Useful related words include: insist, beg, implore, pray.
Context around Importune
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Importune
- In this selection, "importune" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, desdemona stand out and add context to how "importune" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include cassio to importune desdemona to and who will importune our incoming. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "importune" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with importune
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Iago persuades Cassio to importune Desdemona to convince her husband to reinstate Cassio. (13 words)
Without the explicit prohibition, argued delegate David Evans, “there will be a combination of people who will importune our incoming Legislature for the purpose of securing a franchise to carry on lotteries and games of chance. (36 words)
Without the explicit prohibition, argued delegate David Evans, “there will be a combination of people who will importune our incoming Legislature for the purpose of securing a franchise to carry on lotteries and games of chance. (36 words)
Iago persuades Cassio to importune Desdemona to convince her husband to reinstate Cassio. (13 words)
Example sentences (2)
Without the explicit prohibition, argued delegate David Evans, “there will be a combination of people who will importune our incoming Legislature for the purpose of securing a franchise to carry on lotteries and games of chance.
Iago persuades Cassio to importune Desdemona to convince her husband to reinstate Cassio.