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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Meanwhile, supporters insist their goal is not to attack a student, but to defend women’s sports.
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Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
David Garms testified that Longet insisted the shooting was an accident.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Wednesday that Moscow’s fundamental terms are unchanged, with Putin insisting that Ukraine pull its troops from the four regions — Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia — that Russia illegally annexed in September 2022 but hasn’t fully captured.
—Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
President Nixon insisted that that the final phase of the US troop withdrawal, which began one year later, in April 1969, was dependent on Hanoi handing over the American POWs.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
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Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 15 May 2026
David Garms testified that Longet insisted the shooting was an accident.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2026
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov indicated Wednesday that Moscow’s fundamental terms are unchanged, with Putin insisting that Ukraine pull its troops from the four regions — Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia — that Russia illegally annexed in September 2022 but hasn’t fully captured.
—Hanna Arhirova, Chicago Tribune, 14 May 2026
President Nixon insisted that that the final phase of the US troop withdrawal, which began one year later, in April 1969, was dependent on Hanoi handing over the American POWs.
—Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
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“Insist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/insist. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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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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