How to Use insist in a Sentence

insist

verb
  • She insists the money is hers.
  • I didn't want to go, but she insisted.
  • Sue insists on putting the forks in prongs up.
    — John Hodgman, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Take your time, the town insists, and take it all in.
    — David Amsden, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
  • But the bride insists the threat was real.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Sometimes her coach insists on a rest day.
    — Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • He would have been burned at the stake for insisting on the truth.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The board’s vote gives us the chance to insist on a better deal.
    — Geoff Watkinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Jan. 2026
  • There won't be big changes, Biden aides insist, at least for now.
    — Will Weissert, ajc, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Bass insisted the charges were trumped up.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 1 Feb. 2026
  • And yet, Ukah insists her journey is not just about her.
    — Sindiswa Mabunda, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Boone and Gorvy insisted that some of the pieces would be for sale.
    — Carrie Battan, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Still, his wife insisted that his refusal felt like a breach of trust.
    — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The driver then puts his foot on the gas and insists that Brad get down.
    — Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Allen insists that there is a path to resistance.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Weger insisted that he was not involved in the killings.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 22 June 2026
  • The state, meanwhile, insists the plan is both legal and fair.
    — Elissa Robinson, Freep.com, 9 Oct. 2025
  • And the refrain insists that these choices will lead us to a world of greater peace.
    — Jed Brewer, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2024
  • The defense insists there is no proof their client gave her husband the lethal dose.
    — Camila Bernal, CNN, 12 June 2023
  • Staffers will insist with a smile that the broth doesn’t really need it.
    — Bao Ong, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Khosla, for his part, insists this wasn’t just a momentum trade.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Voorhees insists this wasn’t just a show of might, but an act of distraction.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Bacs, for his part, insists that any amount is reasonable.
    — Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2025
  • And why insist, afterward, that all was well?
    — Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 9 June 2026
  • Things were better in the past, tradwives insist.
    — Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
  • Billo insists on a razor-sharp lens.
    — Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Solnit would be the first to insist that the work is never finished.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026
  • Curry insists that the great artist has something to say to people now.
    — Angelica Aboulhosn, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Noboa has insisted the fuel subsidy cut is here to stay.
    — Isa Cardona, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • There are those who insist that what happened last summer was an act of God.
    — Karen Valby, Vanity Fair, 16 June 2026

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