How to Use insist in a Sentence

insist

verb
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  • The driver then puts his foot on the gas and insists that Brad get down.
    — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 Aug. 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
  • But eight people who were on set insist that Routt never directed a single scene.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2024
  • Johnson has privately and publicly insisted this has nothing to do with race.
    — Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2024
  • 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
  • However, despite what your nerves might tell you, the pros insist turbulence is a natural part of your flight path.
    — Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 7 May 2024
  • While speaking with the tabloid, the woman insisted that Gadd was actually the one obsessed with her.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Apr. 2024
  • Olga says Viktoria quickly gobbled up two of the slices, and then insisted Olga try the last one.
    — Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2024
  • Near the border this spring, NPR met a recent arrival who insisted that her entry was legal.
    — Ally Schweitzer, NPR, 8 May 2024
  • Or, it would be blessed if Mercury were behaving normally instead of insisting on a three-week stretch of Opposite Day.
    — Jennifer Culp, Them, 2 Aug. 2024
  • No one will be forced to undergo substance abuse treatment, nor will anyone be subject to drug testing, San Francisco officials insist.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
  • Movies like Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire insist upon the importance of their franchise’s history.
    — James Grebey, TIME, 10 May 2024
  • The Biden administration insisted that Iran’s regime cannot use the funds for its growing military offensive arsenal.
    — Benjamin Weinthal, Fox News, 20 May 2024
  • 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
  • Epstein agreed to the terms but insisted that the Beatles get top billing for both shows.
    — Glenn Frankel, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2024
  • This was, in no small part, thanks to the four-legged entourage that Taylor insisted on travelling with.
    — Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2023
  • 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
  • However, Boone insisted that he’s made strides in the field this season.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 26 June 2024
  • There are, of course, other ways to insist—say, force or money—but most of us aren’t legally allowed to use force and don’t have the kind of money that changes minds.
    — S.c. Cornell, The New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Democrats keep insisting that the law be ignored and not enforced, and make the resulting facts on the ground, the basis for further demand.
    — Henry Olsen, National Review, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The university in turn insisted that these rules are not new.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2024
  • Boeing continued to insist that the plane was safe, not only after the first crash but for days after the second crash.
    — Chris Isidore, CNN, 10 Mar. 2024
  • The actor insists that wasn’t as bad as getting green Shrek makeup and ears applied at 5 a.m. each morning for the robbery scene.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
  • And, as the ones writing the checks, clients may well insist on ownership over all creative decisions.
    — Stephen Wallis, ELLE Decor, 6 July 2023
  • Although Selena insisted that he be let back in, her dad had the final word.
    — Makena Gera, Peoplemag, 16 Feb. 2024
  • But its leaders are urging patience, insisting the main push is yet to come.
    — Valerie Hopkins David Guttenfelder Raymond Zhong Steve Lohr, New York Times, 27 June 2023
  • After weeks of silence on the details of the meeting, Putin insisted that Mr. Prigozhin was neutralized.
    — Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2023
  • But Terrail insists the most spectacular touch of all sits across the river.
    — Caitie Kelly Lindsey Tramuta Lauren Cochrane Angela Koh Laura Bannister Gisela Williams, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024

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