How to Use insist in a Sentence

insist

verb
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  • She insists the money is hers.
  • I didn't want to go, but she insisted.
  • The driver then puts his foot on the gas and insists that Brad get down.
    — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 Aug. 2024
  • There won't be big changes, Biden aides insist, at least for now.
    — Will Weissert, ajc, 25 Apr. 2023
  • And the refrain insists that these choices will lead us to a world of greater peace.
    — Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
  • That’s a great detriment to the CEOs who insist on espousing the idea.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 30 Nov. 2022
  • The defense insists there is no proof their client gave her husband the lethal dose.
    — Camila Bernal, CNN, 12 June 2023
  • Stand your ground and insist on more time and space to make a decision, or the answer is no.
    — Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2023
  • As for what Phoenix could offer back … would the Jazz insist on getting Bridges in that deal?
    — Eric Walden, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022
  • Paris 2024 spokesperson Anne Descamps insisted the river will be good to go for the Games.
    — Keir Simmons, NBC News, 26 June 2024
  • Curry insists that the great artist has something to say to people now.
    — Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Western leaders insist Ukraine is well-equipped for the fight ahead.
    — Siobhán O'Grady, Isabelle Khurshudyan, Laris Karklis, Samuel Granados, The Washington Post, Anchorage Daily News, 7 May 2023
  • The companies that funded the park insist their offset would still count if the dam floods part of it.
    — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 June 2023
  • The contact insists Iranians did not blow up the British ship.
    — Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Epstein agreed to the terms but insisted that the Beatles get top billing for both shows.
    — Glenn Frankel, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Ohio Democrats insist nothing has changed, but aides were very careful to keep aisles clear.
    — Philip Elliott, Time, 1 Nov. 2022
  • What the video shows Aden insisted that deputies did not go to the wrong apartment, and that the video would corroborate that.
    — Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 10 May 2024
  • Others insist that the businesses would be forced to close.
    — Erika D. Smithcolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2022
  • Those challenges failed in courts, though Trump continued to insist falsely that the race was stolen.
    — Mike Catalini, ajc, 13 Nov. 2022
  • Many students do not choose to go to college by themselves — their parents are the ones insisting this is the next step.
    — Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Reviewers insist this'll keep you warm in some of the worst winter weather.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Buzbee insists the case was vetted by another firm which then referred it to him.
    — Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 14 Dec. 2024
  • No one’s heard from her in twenty years… but Jill insists that their mother’s favorite won’t let them down this time.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 2 Aug. 2024
  • And then there are the poor, unenlightened souls who insist on eating their pie warm.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 16 Sep. 2022
  • This was, in no small part, thanks to the four-legged entourage that Taylor insisted on travelling with.
    — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Among the coolest elements of the space are the Lutron Caseta smart home switches her husband insisted on.
    — Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Much like the freshness we humans insist upon for our own food, this system works well in terms of keeping the raw dog food fresh and ready.
    — Dallas News, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Sources close to Butler insist that one of his biggest issues with the Heat has become his role in the offense this season.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 15 Jan. 2025
  • But Trump insists after charges were dropped following the 2024 election that he was fully exonerated.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Many conservatives have insisted for years that Meta and other tech giants have been biased against their point of view, arguing that content moderation efforts amount to censorship.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2025

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