insisted
Example Sentences
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As water supplies have shrunk, each side has insisted that the other cut consumption.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
In response to questions from ProPublica, administration officials insisted the effort spearheaded by HSI was producing meaningful results.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
It insisted in the gazette that the extension "has a very limited impact" on existing energy policy and "does not alter the rest of the timetable", including the full nuclear phase-out by 2035.
From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026
I ended up leaving with the Hotel Mar-a-Lago shirt, which Bill insisted I take as a souvenir of my visit, refusing my money when I pulled out my wallet.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
The driver hesitated to take her at this hour, but the woman insisted.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
