All 5 Uses of
importune
in
The Light of Western Stars
- She was tired of being feted, admired, loved, followed, and importuned; tired of people; tired of houses, noise, ostentation, luxury.†
Chpt 1 *importuned = begged insistently or urged repeatedly
- Old Bill Stillwell came up to be importuned by Alfred regarding the conduct of cowboys on occasion, and he not only corroborated the assertion, but added emphasis and evidence of his own.†
Chpt 6
- Had it been an instinct which had importuned her to save this man when he lay ill and hopeless in the shack at Chiricahua?†
Chpt 11
- "Let us risk all that," she importuned.†
Chpt 14
- Madeline's friends all importuned her: Was there real danger?†
Chpt 19
Definition:
beg insistently or urge repeatedly