'insist' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'insist' with 20 example sentences.
- insist verb
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: 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.