insist
verb (used without object)
to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc..
have insisted
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present perfectof insist.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Still, the billions of taxpayer dollars Congress has allocated for foreign aid programs must be spent; lawmakers have insisted the government continue to fund humanitarian aid, global health and pro-democracy causes around the world.
From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026
Los Angeles authorities have insisted that their original classification of Salehpour’s death was correct — and accused her wealthy family of trying to twist the facts to serve their narrative of what happened.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
Throughout the U.S.–Iranian talks, Tehran’s delegates have insisted that the two wars involving Israel—in Iran and in Lebanon—were essentially the same conflict, and that a peace deal had to include a ceasefire in Lebanon.
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
For generations, pianists and music teachers have insisted that a performer's touch can change the character of a piano's sound.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
They would have insisted they ought to be “the one.”
From "Salt to the Sea" by Ruta Sepetys
