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determined not to change a decision or belief- And now, though it seemed slighter and frailer than ever, it had suddenly hardened to adamant, and he might beat his life out against it in vain.Edith Wharton -- The House of Mirth
- Christopher-John set his lips firmly together, folded his plump arms across his chest and was adamant.Mildred D. Taylor -- Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
- Most boys his age still sleep on the pile of their families, but Taniel was adamant: "My brothers have beds to themselves!"Barbara Kingsolver -- The Poisonwood Bible
- I was about to do a drug deal, something she was adamantly against, and she still loved me.Simone Elkeles -- Perfect Chemistry
- The king was adamant that none of the girls should go.Kiera Cass -- The Elite
- Ephrata was a poor port but better than none, and she was adamant about having it.Megan Whalen Turner -- Queen of Attolia
- The girl looked quite adamant and this was no time for argument.Frank Beddor -- The Looking Glass Wars
- "No," she said, her voice growing more adamant.Nicholas Sparks -- True Believer
- This is Nenya, the Ring of Adamant, and I am its keeper.J.R.R. Tolkien -- The Fellowship of the Ring
- DANFORTH, to Herrick: Is he yet adamant?Arthur Miller -- The Crucible
- No, no. " Angela was sitting up straight now, shaking her head adamantly.Jill McCorkle -- Ferris Beach
- But I was adamant that we leave immediately.Jon Krakauer -- Into Thin Air
- It was a sort of informed anger and he was very adamant and very intelligent.Steve Lopez -- The Soloist
- "So you are quite adamant?" said Komarovsky.Boris Pasternak -- Doctor Zhivago
- He seemed to have moved beyond his need to assert so adamantly his autonomy, his need to separate himself from his parents.Jon Krakauer -- Into the Wild
- "They are adamant about Hyperion not being admitted to the Web," she said.Dan Simmons -- Hyperion
- " "No," he said adamantly.Homer Hickam -- October Sky
- He shook his head, adamant.Sarah Dessen -- Lock and Key
- But your mother was adamant that you know nothing of Shadowhunters or the Shadow World.Cassandra Clare -- City of Bones
- Holder adamantly shakes his head and shushes me with a quick kiss.Colleen Hoover -- Hopeless