insist
verb (used without object)
to be emphatic, firm, or resolute on some matter of desire, demand, intention, etc..
was insisting
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past progressiveof insist.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Earlier, markets turned jittery following a report that Iran was insisting on keeping its enriched uranium, but sentiment then improved after reports suggested progress is being made.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
In other words, Walker Buehler was insisting he was still Walker Buehler.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2024
Just as she was insisting that the job wasn't for her, this happened.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 3, 2023
“He was the one that was insisting that we should do it. But I was in for a penny, in for a pound.”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 3, 2022
“There is absolutely no point in discussing this,” Handsome was insisting impatiently.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
