insisted
Example Sentences
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It was in part to this fear that George Mason referred when he insisted at the Constitutional Convention that any definition of impeachable conduct must cover “attempts to subvert the Constitution.”
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Muir has also previously insisted that Daera had "no choice" but to cull the cattle.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
Manager Don Kelly insisted that his removal on Tuesday wasn’t injury-related, which might be even more alarming.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 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
It was basically the same as my old phone, but with the new heavy-duty case Grandma had insisted I buy, it felt about three times as big; I could barely get my hand around it.
From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows
