How to Use insist in a Sentence

insist

verb

• She insists the money is hers.
• I didn't want to go, but she insisted.
• Teachers who use threats or insist that pupils must attend do not understand the law.
  — Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Oct. 2022
• Right now, some seem to insist that public health officials are dimwitted bozos.
  — Kent Sepkowitz, CNN, 17 Oct. 2022
• TikTok trends insist the body is always something to improve.
  — David Oliver, USA TODAY, 7 Oct. 2022
• In Bucharest, some voters insisted they were not influenced by social media.
  — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune Europe, 29 Nov. 2024
• Lauer has insisted all of his encounters were consensual.
  — Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
• Built on the grounds of an ancient convent, the company insists that the inner workings of the factory remain secret.
  — Sofia Celeste, WWD, 21 Nov. 2024
• San Jose State has insisted the footage Trump is referring to shows the ball hitting another player's arm, not her head.
  — Jackson Thompson, Fox News, 30 Nov. 2024
• His rhetorical move is to insist that these small-seeming, noncontroversial policies carry a bigger meaning.
  — Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2022
• Coach and selector Andrew McDonald insisted days before that the same squad will be retained.
  — Tim Ellis, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
• Both candidates talked over each other, sometimes hurling insults and rebuttals, prompting the moderator to insist that the debate had to move on to the next issue.
  — Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Oct. 2022
• 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
• 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
• 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

Last Updated: 19 Dec 2024