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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The family of Nicholas Brandram have insisted he was not the so-called "Putney pusher" and have blamed the Metropolitan Police for his death.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
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
Though the Roberts family’s attorneys have insisted that the buyers and sellers are in accord, preservation advocates in Riverside have called for a review of documents associated with Roberts’ purchase of the property.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 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
Diana should have insisted on printing the agendas.
From "Time Bomb" by Joelle Charbonneau
