insist
verb (used without object)
to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc..
is insisting
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present progressiveof insist (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“We continue to contend that actual transit levels through the waterway will remain significantly depressed given that Iran is insisting vessels must coordinate with its military or face destruction,” she wrote in a Wednesday note.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
Aramco, however, is insisting it is a true reflection of supply in the market, they said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
“What we’re doing is insisting people get connected to the services that we know work,” she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
She said: "The government is insisting more and more that we go online and they collect vast amounts of our data that way - the least they can do is keep it safe."
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2023
“Mrs. Blythe is insisting on a payment of four hundred dollars for damages to the property.”
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
