insist
verb (used without object)
to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc..
insisted
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past participleof insist.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof insist.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
insistverb (used without object)to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc..
Example Sentences
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In his resignation statement, Tennessee Department of Correction Commissioner Frank Strada insisted "the Department carried out its responsibilities in accordance with the established protocol."
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
Minutes before the news conference was brought to an abrupt halt, Hallgrimsson insisted he would not be drawn on either matter and would not "get involved in that as others will process that".
From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026
On Wednesday, before the music began, Densmore insisted that I see the Homeboy Art Academy, whose founder is artist Fabian Debora.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
When he insisted on filing a claim under Title IX, he said Cornell strongly encouraged him to go through the university’s channels.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
My mother’s family came from Breslau, and she had grown up speaking German, so she insisted I do too, hiring a strict governess named Frau Schmidt to look after me.
From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman
