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'insist' in a sentence

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insist verb

: be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

: beg persistently and urgently

: postulate positively and assertively


  • She insists she's telling the truth.
  • That's why you insist upon playing tennis.
  • The doctor insisted that he stay in bed.
  • There's no need to insist.
  • My father insisted on our waiting for the train.
  • She insisted that he should go to the hospital.
  • He always insists on having everything his own way.
  • I insist on your being present.
  • She insisted on my going there.
  • Some people insist that television does more harm than good.
  • I don't like people who always insist on talking about politics.
  • Mother insists that we should be home by seven in the evening.
  • She insisted on my paying the bill.
  • Jimmy insisted on my taking him to the zoo.
  • They insist they're innocent.
  • Mr Johnson insists on his theory.
  • My brother insisted on going there alone.
  • She insisted, but I said no.
  • They insist that he should go.
  • I insist that we leave immediately.
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