insist
verb (used without object)
to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc..
insists
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present tense formof insist (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He insists he reached Greece without any passport—or his family’s knowledge.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The European Union insists that, yes, its law known as the AI Act is powerful enough since it forces companies to assess and mitigate risks, under threat of massive fines or even bans.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
But we question why the parents must move to a high-cost area and surrender essentially all of their assets to finance a property that the older brother insists on owning and controlling.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
Meanwhile, now that the bombers have left British soil, the US insists it can still deploy them from its domestic bases anywhere in the world.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
They protest this rule loudly and often, but their father insists that these rules will stay in place until they are eight years old, at the very least.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
