insisted; insisting; insists
1
: to be emphatic, firm, or resolute about something intended, demanded, or required
They insist on going.
2
archaic
: persist
: to maintain in a persistent or positive manner
insisted that the story was true
Examples of insist in a Sentence
I didn't want to go, but she insisted.
“Come on, let's go.” “Oh, all right, if you insist.”
She insists the money is hers.
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Hearn insisted Matchroom held up their end of the bargain and stayed true to the contract.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Considering the low traction conditions that saw several F1 cars struggle even at low speeds, Croft and Brundle insisted that the race should have been red-flagged until the track was clear to race again.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Howe rightly insists that, rather than try to completely shut out the emotion this time around, Newcastle need to channel it correctly.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Accounts differ about who insisted what to whom, but Newhouse and Tina Brown, then the editor of Vanity Fair, had decided between themselves that Brown should take over The New Yorker, leaving Vanity Fair to Carter, who was less than thrilled.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
Considering the low traction conditions that saw several F1 cars struggle even at low speeds, Croft and Brundle insisted that the race should have been red-flagged until the track was clear to race again.
—Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Howe rightly insists that, rather than try to completely shut out the emotion this time around, Newcastle need to channel it correctly.
—Gregg Evans, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Accounts differ about who insisted what to whom, but Newhouse and Tina Brown, then the editor of Vanity Fair, had decided between themselves that Brown should take over The New Yorker, leaving Vanity Fair to Carter, who was less than thrilled.
—Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Insist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insist. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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insist
verb
in·sist
in-ˈsist 
1
: to place special stress or great importance
insists on punctuality
2
: to make a demand : request urgently
insisted that I come
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