How to Use insist in a Sentence

insist

verb

• 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
• 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
• According to Sher, the singer insisted on not being called by her real name on set, though he wasn't made aware of that at first.
  — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 21 July 2023
• This isn’t to say that parents should insist that their child not be weighed during doctor’s visits.
  — Christine Byrne, Mph, SELF, 2 Feb. 2023
• Elle Fanning, however, insists she’s been a massive champion of the singer since her middle school years.
  — Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 26 Dec. 2024
• However, Dan Campbell insisted on playing the starters.
  — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Jan 2025