Sentences with insist
in·sist
I i - My family insisted that I should not give in, but stay and fight. [VERB that]
- The president insisted that he was acting out of compassion, not opportunism. [VERB that]
- Are you going to insist that China must seek our permission to transfer.
- The Simpsons creator Matt Groening and Seth MacFarlane of Family Guy insist any rivalry is affectionate.
- He insisted that his rights be respected
- He insisted that she was mad
- Both Alison Pouliot and Fofi Christou insist you should never eat a wild mushroom unless you are completely sure it's not poisonous.
- They'll look at your capacity to repay at increasing rates and they will insist on a deposit in most circumstances.
- He insists on checking every shipment.
- To insist on the justice of a claim.
- To insist on a point in a discussion.
- He insists that he saw the ghosts.
- I insist that you see this thing through.
- The defendant insisted on his innocence. I insist that my secretary dresses nicely. (I am defending her; see a similar example in the context below for comparison. )
- The Prime Minister insisted on his Chancellor's resignation. The Prime Minister insisted that his Chancellor resign. I insist that my secretary dress nicely.