insist
verb (used without object)
to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc..
has been insisting
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present perfect progressiveof insist (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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That move reinforced concerns that AI will prove more disruptive to software than the industry has been insisting.
From Barron's ● Feb. 3, 2026
Clippers assistant coach Jeff Van Gundy has been in charge of the defense and has been insisting on high-level play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 16, 2024
The party's leadership has been insisting for some time that it will not make unfunded spending commitments.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2023
ORLANDO, Fla. — Paolo Banchero has been insisting for weeks that he believes he’s the best prospect in the NBA draft.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 23, 2022
“She has been insisting to my father that you are a witch. She says no respectable woman could keep afloat in the water like that.”
From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare
